§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how much his Department spent on hospitality in each year since 1997, broken down by main expenditure heading. [140473]
§ Ms Rosie WintertonExpenditure arises on hospitality only in the context of promoting the Department's business objectives. All such expenditure is made in accordance with published Departmental
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All NHS doctors and nurses within Hampshire and Isle of Wight strategic health authority and in the specified organizations, as at 30 September 2002 Number (headcount) Of which: Hampshire and Isle Of Wight
SHA
Portsmouth City PCT
East Hampshire PCT
Portsmouth Hospitals NHS
Trust
Total doctors1 3,595 150 202 569 Of which: HCHS medical and dental general staff1 2,426 45 75 569 General Medical Practitioners2 1,169 105 127 — Total nurses Of which:
11,658 473 732 2,019 Practice nurses3 867 95 98 — Qualified nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff 10,791 378 634 2,019 guidance on financial procedures and propriety, based on principles set out in "Government Accounting". Information on hospitality expenditure since 1997 is shown in the table. A more detailed breakdown is not readily available.
The expenditure listed is for hospitality provided by both Ministers and officials in the Department.
Department of Health hospitality expenditure £ 1996–97 105,192 1997–98 90,883 1998–99 67,953 1999–2000 50,114 2000–01 93,091 2001–02 121,968 2002–03 125,291 2003–04 38,073 Note:
2003–04 expenditure is for April to October 2003.