HC Deb 12 March 2002 vol 381 cc1025-6W
Mr. Weir

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the total amount of spending by his Department was in each nation and region of the United Kingdom, in the last year for which figures are available; what proportion of his Department's total spending this constitutes; and if he will make a statement. [6869]

Mr. Hutton

I apologise to the hon. Member for the delay in responding to this question. I refer him to the reply that my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Blackpool, North and Fleetwood (Mrs. Humble) on 5 March 2002,Official Report, column 192W.

The information is not available in the form requested.

The total spend by the Department of Health is shown in the tables.

(i) Direct expenditure on health service provision via health authorities.

Total expenditure—health authorities by regional office for 1999–2000
England £000
Trent and Yorkshire 4,955,804
Trent 3,918,218
Eastern 3,721,362
London 6,458,945
South East 6,082,384
South West 3,527,739
West Midlands 3,933,614
North West 5,271,048
Total 37,869,114

Notes:

1. This information is provided on a resource basis.

The majority of general dental services is not included in health authority accounts and is separately accounted for by the Dental Practice Board. Pharmacedutical services accounted for by the Prescription Pricing Authority are also excluded. Total expenditure for England in respect of these two services for 1999–2000 was £2,233,288,000.

2. There has been a change of accounting policy agreed after the submission of the 1999–2000 summarisation forms, relating to the treatment of fixed asset impairments. This would have resulted in lower expenditure figures for health authorities than that shown in the table. The amount involved on average is approximately £7 million per health authority.

Source:

Health Authority Summarisation Forms 1999–2000.

(ii) Department of Health central expenditure on hospital, community health, family health, miscellaneous health and related services and on personal social services.

Expenditure administered by the Department, by its regional office and by other related bodies for 1999–2000
£000
Central Department 1,457,154
Executive agencies 304
Non-departmental public bodies 180,784
Special health authorities 227,941

Expenditure administered by the Department, by its regional office and by other related bodies for 1999–2000
£000
Other statutory bodies 195,720
Northern and Yorkshire regional office 161,742
Trent regional office 156,734
Eastern regional office 94,815
London regional office 572,709
South East regional office 218,770
South West regional office 153,920
West Midlands regional Office 108,226
North West regional office 185,279
Total 3,714,098

Notes:

1. This information is provided on a cash basis.

2. Expenditure shown is by administering and managing body.

3. Expenditure of the Department and its executive agencies, non-departmental public bodies and special health authorities is generally on an England-wide basis. Certain services are, however, provided to or on behalf of the Scottish Executive, the National Assembly for Wales and Northern Ireland. The proportion of expenditure on such UK-wide services is negligible in comparison to the overall quantum of expenditure.

Source:

The Appropriation Accounts for Class II, Votes 1 and 2 and the central accounting records of the Department of Health 1999–2000.

(iii) Department of Health expenditure on the administration of services.

Administrative expenditure of the Department, its regional offices and its executive agencies for 1999–2000
£000
Central Department 207,457
Executive agencies 31,615
Northern and Yorkshire regional office 6,984
Trent regional office 7,151
Eastern regional office 6,888
London regional office 9,964
South East regional office 9,428
South West regional office 7,047
West Midlands regional office 7,057
North West regional office 7,443
Total 301,034

Notes:

1. This information is provided on a cash basis.

2. Expenditure is utilised wholly within England.

Source:

The Appropriation Accounts for Class II, Votes 1 and 2 and the central accounting records of the Department of Health 1999–2000.