HC Deb 19 September 2003 vol 410 cc1325-6W
Mr. Hepburn

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much capital expenditure has been made by the NHS in(a) the North East and (b) the UK in (i) 1996, (ii) 2000 and (iii) (projected for) 2003.[130738]

Mr. Hutton

The table shows capital expenditure in England and in the North East. Expenditure figures for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are the responsibility of the devolved Administrations. The table shows information for England.

Capital expenditure in England and the North East11996–97, 2000–01 and 2003–04
£millions
1996–97(outturn) 2000–01(outturn) 2003–045(plan)
North East 442,3 1743,4 n/a5
England6,7 1,341 1,246 2,892

Notes:

1Assumed to be the area now covered by Northumberland, Tyne and Wear Strategic Health Authority and County Durham and Tees Valley Strategic Health Authority.

NHS Direct site Organisational model Geographical coverage
Anglia Planet—Camdoc (Cambridgeshire). Satellites. (2)—Sdoc (Suffolk) and Medicom (Norfolk) Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk
Avon, Gloucester and Wiltshire Single call centre—Bristol Avon, Gloucester and Wiltshire
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Single call centre—Bedfordshire Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
Birmingham, Black Country and Solihull Hub—Dudley. Spokes (1 daytime, 2 out of hours)—(virtual call centres) 9am-5pm—Neptune Health Park, Tipton; out of hours—Walsall, and Selly Oak Birmingham West Midlands
East Midlands Single call centre—Nottingham Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
Essex Single call centre—Essex Essex, London borough of Barking and Havering
Greater Manchester, Cheshire and Wirral Planet—Bolton (Ladybridge Hall). Satellite—Manchester Royal Infirmary, Landsmark House—Bolton, Cheshire, Chester and Nantwich Cheshire
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Single call centre—Hampshire Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Kent, Surrey and Sussex Hub—Surrey. Spoke—Chatham Surrey, Kent and Sussex
Midlandshires Single call centre—Stafford Staffordshire, Shropshire, Herefordshire, Warwickshire and Worcester
North and Central London Single call centre—St Charles' Hospital, London Barnet. Barking and Havering, Enfield and Haringey, Kensington, Chelsea and Westminster
North East Single call centre—Newcastle Northumberland, Tyne and Wear
North East London Single call centre—Ilford East London and City, Redbridge and Waltham Forest
North West Coast Hub—Preston (call handling, health information and nursing). Spokes (8)—Mersey (Old Swan, Southport and St. Helen's); Lancashire (Chorley, Blackburn and Blackpool); and Cumbria (Carlisle and Kendal) Lancashire, Merseyside and Cumbria
South East London Single call centre—Dulwich Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham
South West London Single call centre—Croydon Croydon, Kingston and Richmond, Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth
South Yorkshire and Humber Call centre—Sheffield. Call centre—Doncaster South Yorkshire, North Lincolnshire, North East Lincolnshire
Tees, East and North Yorkshire Hub—East Yorkshire (York). Spokes (3)—Middlesbrough, Hull and York East Riding, Cleveland and North Yorkshire

2 Source: 1996–97 Audited Accounts for Health Authorities and the Summarisation Schedules for NHS trusts 1996–97.

3Figures include health authority, primary care trust and NHS trust fixed assets (tangible and intangible).

4 Source: 2000–01 Audited Accounts for Health Authorities and the Summarisation Schedules for NHS trusts for 2000–01.

5 A comparable figure for 2003–04 is not available.

6 Figure for 1996–97 is on a cash basis.

Figure for 2000–01 is on a stage 1 Resource Budgeting basis.

Figure for 2003–04 is on a stage 2 Resource Budgeting basis.

7 Due to the move to Resource Accounting and Budgeting (April 2001) figures for England are not comparable across the three years.