HL Deb 29 July 2002 vol 638 cc155-6WA
Baroness Noakes

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will publish the underlying data for changes in activity levels and hospital and community health services expenditure expressed in volume form which are shown in graphical form in Figure 7.7 of the Department of Health's departmental report (Cm 5403) so that the efficiency increase of 3 per cent over the 10 years to 1999–2000 referred to on page 71 of the report can be analysed for each of those years. [HL5524]

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

The table shows the underlying changes in activity levels and hospital and community health service expenditure over the last 10 years for which data is available.

CWAI HCHS cost weighted activity index Index 1988–89 = 100 Volume Growth Expenditure adjusted for changes in input unit costs Index 1988–89 = 100 Real Terms Expenditure in real terms Index 1988–89 = 100
1989–90 100.0 100.0 100.0
1990–91 101.3 100.9 101.8
1991–92 106.6 103.6 108.4
1992–93 109.9 106.8 115.7
1993–94 114.3 108.5 118.6
CWAI HCHS cost weighted activity index Index 1988–89 = 100 Volume Growth Expenditure adjusted for changes in input unit costs Index 1988–89 = 100 Real Terms Expenditure in real terms Index 1988–89 = 100
1994–95 119.1 110.0 121.7
1995–96 123.8 111.9 125.0
1996–97 125.8 113.6 126.3
1997–98 128.1 116.1 127.4
1998–99 130.7 119.5 132.6
1999–00 132.1 127.7 144.6

Baroness Noakes

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What estimates they have made of the difference between changes in activity levels in hospital and community health services expenditure expressed in volume terms for the year 2001–02. [HL5525]

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

No estimates have been made of the differences between changes in activity levels and in hospital and community health services expenditure expressed in volume terms for the year 2001–02.

Baroness Noakes

asked Her Majesty's Government:

When they expect to publish final figures for general and acute activity, analysed into elective and non-elective activity, for the year ended 31 March. [HL5526]

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

The Department of Health expects to publish the hospital episode statistics for the year 2001–02 in the autumn. Figures will be available on the DH website atwww.doh.gov.uk/hes/