HC Deb 29 January 2002 vol 379 cc269-70W
Dr. Fox

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much was spent by NHS bodies on insurance in each year since 1997. [27252]

Ms Blears

Information about expenditure on insurance by national health service bodies is not centrally collected by the Department.

The risk pooling scheme for trusts (RPST) was introduced in April 1999 as an alternative to purchasing commercial insurance for non-clinical risks, other than motor vehicle insurance. More than 90 per cent, of NHS trusts are involved in the scheme. The figures show the net amounts contributed to the pool by trusts between 1999 and 2003:

£million
1999–2000 12.3
2000–01 17.3
2001–021 9.1
2002–031 8.3
1 Outstanding amounts left in the pool are rebated two years in arrears. Therefore the 2001–02 figure reflects a rebate of £10.4 million left over from 1999–2000 and the 2002–03 figure reflects a rebate of £12.3 million left over from 2000–01.