HC Deb 12 February 2002 vol 380 cc341-2W
Mr. Heald

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many episodes of in-patient care were purchased by the NHS in London in the independent mental health sector in the last year for which figures are available. [35090]

Jacqui Smith

[holding answer 11 February 2002]: I refer the hon. Member to the reply given on 8 January 2002, Official Report, column 663W.

Mr. Heald

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what work has taken place on child and adolescent mental health services for the Children's National Service Framework; [35086]

(2) if he will list the meetings scheduled for the External Working Group on child and adolescent mental health services in the Children's National Service Framework; and when its work is expected to be complete; [35084]

(3) pursuant to the answer of 21 January 2002, Official Report, column 674W, on mental health, when the first meeting between his Department and the Department for Education and Skills to develop the mental health module of the Children's National Service Framework is scheduled to take place. [35230]

Jacqui Smith

[holding answer 11 February 2002]: The first two meetings of the child and adolescent mental health External Working Group of the Children's National Service Framework have been set for 5 March and 24 April. The initial meeting will be primarily concerned with scoping the programme of work for the group. We envisage there will be at least two further meetings of the group this year. The Department for Education and Skills will be represented at a senior level on the group.

The module on acute health services is scheduled to report to Ministers later this year the others will follow thereafter.

Mr. Heald

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the answer of 22 January 2002,Official Report, column 750W, on mental health, how much capital expenditure has been profiled in respect to the DSPD unit at (a) Rampton and (b) Broadmoor, and, in each case, when it is profiled to be spent. [35231]

Jacqui Smith

[holding answer 11 February 2002]: New dangerous and severe personality disorder (DSPD) persons units at Rampton and Broadmoor will deliver 140 places for DSPD persons by 2004. These are complex schemes, involving major innovations both in design, and in the approach to service delivery.

At Rampton the profiled capital spend is £20.7 million, of which £500,000 will be spent by the end of this financial year 2001–02. The remainder will be spent in 2002–03 and 2003–04. The unit is planned to be completed in 2003, and to open in the autumn of 2003.

Work on the unit at Broadmoor is at an earlier stage of development, and work to profile the capital spend is in hand. However, it is on target to open in 2004.