HC Deb 22 April 2004 vol 420 cc625-7W
Mr. Yeo

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the cost of(a) medical and dental staff and (b) administration and estates staff was in each year from 1997–98 to 2002–03 (i) in cash terms and (ii) as a proportion of total NHS expenditure. [166656]

Mr. Hutton

Table 1 shows expenditure on medical and dental staff in cash terms in England, for financial years 1997–98 to 2002–03.

Table 2 shows expenditure on administrative and estates staff in cash terms in England, for financial years 1997–98 to 2002–03.

Table 3 shows expenditure on medical and dental staff as a proportion of total na ional health service expenditure, for financial years 1997–98 to 2002–03.

Table 4 shows expenditure on administrative and estates staff as a proportion of total NHS expenditure, for financial years 1997–98 to 2002–3.

Table 1: Hospital and community health services expenditure on medical and dental staff in England 1997–98 to 2002–03>
£
Total expenditure
1997–98 3,021,917,492
1998–99 3,300,976,457
1999–2000 3,664,710,847
2000–01 4"138,320,465
2001–02 4.790,866,706
2002–03 5,445,120,598

Table 2: Hospital and community health services expenditure on administration and estates staff in England 1997–98 to 2002–03
£
Total expenditure
1997–98 2,962,032,067
1998–99 3,122,153,228
1999–2000 3,368,608,095
2000–01 3,705,851,155
2001–02 4,175,084,314
2002–03 4,710,704,403

Table 3: Hospital and community health services expenditure on medical and dental staff in England 1997–98 to 2002–03 as a proportion of total net NHS expenditure (England)
Percentage of total expenditure
1997–98 8.72
1998–99 9.02
1999–2000 9.19
2000–01 9.42
2001–02 9.72
2002–03 10.02

Table 4: Hospital and community health services expenditure on administration and estates staff in England 1997–98 to 2002–03 as a proportion of total net NHS expenditure (England)
Percentage of total expenditure
1997–98 8.54
1998–99 8.53
1999–2000 8.45
2000–01 8.43
2001–02 8.47
2002–03 8.67
Sources:
Expenditure on administration and estates staff:
Annual financial returns of NHS trusts 1997–98 to 2002–03
Annual financial returns of health authorities 1997–98 to 2001–02
Annual financial returns of strategic health authorities 2002–03
Annual financial returns of primary care trusts 2000–01 to 2002–03
Total expenditure:
From 1997–98 to 1999–2000—Departmental Report 2001 (Cm 5103)
From 2000–01 to 2002–03—Departmental Report 2003 (Cm 5904).

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