§ Mr. Paul MarsdenTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the cost of clinical negligence claims in the NHS for each year since 1997. [134397]
§ Ms Rosie WintertonThe National Audit Office (NAO) summarised accounts for the national health service (England), show expenditure for claims and associated costs for clinical negligence for each year since 1997 to be as shown in the table.
£millions Amount 1996–97 235 1997–98 144 1998–99 221 1999–2000 373 2000–01 415 2001–02 446 Changes to accounting policies imposed by the NAO over the years mean that the expenditure amounts are not directly comparable.