§ Mr. SwayneTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the cost was of civilian locums in each of the last five years. [34643]
§ Dr. MoonieThe cost of civilian locums incurred by British Forces Germany and the Defence Secondary Care Agency (DSCA) in respect of its directly managed units in the last five financial years is shown in the table. The cost of providing civilian locums in place of military personnel at the Ministry of Defence Hospital Units is met by the host trusts. It is not possible to provide information for the cost of civilian locums employed in primary care as the information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Financial year £ million 1997–98 2.34 1998–99 2.72 1999–2000 4.03 2000–01 5.85 2001–02 3.67 Note:
The figure for 2001–02 is to end of December 2001.