§ Mr. Amess:To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many abortion clinics have failed inspection by the National Care Standards Commission in the last 10 years; [163161]
(2) how many doctors employed in abortion clinics have been the subject of General Medical Council disciplinary proceedings since 1990; [163162]
(3) what safeguards are in place to ensure that abortions performed under section 1(1)(a) of the Abortion Act 1967 (as amended) take place within the 24-week time limit. [163164]
§ Miss Melanie Johnson:No approved independent sector abortion clinics have been closed by the National Care Standards Commission (NCSC), through lack of compliance with the Private and Voluntary Healthcare (England) Regulations 2001 (the Regulations), since it came into being on 1 April 2002. Following the 2002–03 inspection, however, one clinic chose to close voluntarily in order to give the provider time to comply with the requirements set.
(a) Expenditure on 'Agency Nurses' by Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals National Health Service Trusts—1997–98 to 2002–03 £ Trust name 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 Royal Hull Hospitals NHS Trust 89,678 205,393 128,634 n/a n/a n/a East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust 1,796 15,354 91,737 n/a n/a n/a Total 91,474 220,747 220,371 n/a n/a n/a Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NILS Trust n/a n/a 159,045 0 309,187 551,525
(b) Expenditure on 'Agency Nurses' by Hull and East Riding Community Health NHS Trust—1997–98 to 2002–03 £ Trust name 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 East Yorkshire Community Healthcare NHS Trust 14971 132709 24356 n/a n/a n/a Hull and Holderness Community Health NHS Trust 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a Total 14,971 132,709 24,356 n/a n/a n/a Hull and East. Riding Community Health NHS Trust n/a n/a 21,487 163,007 281,161 923,245 Note: 'Agency Nurses' = Non NHS nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff. Source: Annual financial returns of NHS trusts.