§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will set out the(a) efficiency gains and (b) other value for money gains of personal social services expenditure that have been achieved, broken down by region, in each of the last three years. [86880]
§ Jacqui SmithInformation provided by councils during in-year monitoring suggests that, for social services in England, the estimated efficiency and value for money gain was 2.1 per cent, for 1999–2000, 2.3 per cent, for 2000–01 and 2.5 per cent, for 2001–02. 499W Taken over these three years, the total estimated efficiency and value for money gain was 7.1 per cent., virtually meeting the cumulative three year target of 7.2 per cent, for those years. The table shows these figures broken down using the current regional boundaries. The target is national and does not apply to individual regions or councils. Efficiency gains and value for money gains are not separately identified. Information for 2001–02 is not yet available.
Estimated efficiency and value for money gains in personal social services Percentages Estimated efficiency and value for money gains Region 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 Total for three years England 2.1 2.3 2.5 7.1 North West 2.2 3.0 3.3 8.8 North East 2.3 2.6 2.4 7.4 Yorkshire and Humber 1.8 2.0 2.4 6.3 East Midlands 1.9 2.4 2.8 7.3 West Midlands 2.1 2.1 2.1 6.4 East England 1.8 2.4 2.8 7.2 London 2.0 2.0 2.2 6.3 South East 2.4 2.0 2.3 6.8 South West 2.0 2.7 2.5 7.4 Note:
Some councils are excluded where they did not provide data of sufficient quality.