§ Mr. JenkinTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the cost of the Defence Medical Services was in each year from 1995–96. [103976]
§ Dr. MoonieThe costs of the Defence Medical Services (DMS) in the years 1995–96 to 2001–02, and the estimated cost for 2002–03, are shown in the following table:
£ million 1995–96 333.0 1996–97 257.7 1997–98 273.5 1998–99 291.5 1999–2000 320.2 2000–01 332.9 2001–02 348.9 2002–03 397.9 Notes:
1. Information for the years 1995–96 to 1998–99 is reproduced from the House of Commons Defence Committee Seventh report "The Strategic Defence Review: Defence Medical Services" published on 27 October 1999. The final outturn for 1998–99 was the same as the estimated figure contained in the HCDC Report.
2. The figure for 1995–96 is the cost of the DMS estimated by Defence Cost Study 15(DCS 15). The figure contained in the DCS 15 report included primary care costs, estimated at £81.1 million. This has been removed here to allow accurate comparison with the figures for subsequent years.
3. Figures for 1996–97 to 2001–02 comprise the costs of the Surgeon General's Department and the four medical agencies (the Defence Secondary Care Agency, Defence Dental Agency, the Defence Medical Training Organisation, and the Medical Supplies Agency), the single Service Medical Directorates General, the Institute of Naval Medicine, the Centre for Aviation Medicine and British Forces Germany.
4. The estimated figure for 2002–03 comprises the costs of the Defence Medical Services Department (formerly the Surgeon General's Department) and the three medical Agencies (the Defence Secondary Care Agency, Defence Dental Agency, and the Defence Medical Training Organisation), the single Service Medical Directorates General, the Institute of Naval Medicine, the Centre for Aviation Medicine, British Forces Germany and the Medical Supplies Agency, which was transferred to the Defence Logistics Organisation in April 2002. Figures for Germany cover secondary care for Army and RAF personnel and primary care for Army personnel from 1996–97 to 2000–01 and both Army and remaining RAF personnel in 2001–02 and 2002–03.
5. Except where advised above, primary care costs cannot be provided without disproportionate effort as they are disaggregated and are embedded in individual units' budgets.
6. In financial year 2001–02, the Ministry of Defence changed accounting systems to include full Resource Accounts (which include costs of fixed assets etc, not reported previously). However, the figures for 2001–02 and 2002–03 in the table have been adjusted to allow comparison with prior years.
7. Estimated costs for 2002–03 include additional expenditure relating to military action against Iraq