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Written question asked by Lord Maude of Horsham (Conservative) on Thursday, 1 December 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 5 December 2005. It was answered by Jane Kennedy (Labour) on Tuesday, 20 December 2005 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Administrative Savings

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what administrative savings have been made by her Department in each of the last eight years.
Answer

The Department has completed a programme of change which has transformed the Department into a smaller more strategically focused organisation. This was reflected in the Department's Spending Review 2004 settlement, and is reflected in planned spending as transitional costs are completed. The following table shows that, in real terms, over the period 1998–99 to 2004–05 the Department's administration costs reduced by 9 per cent., the planned spend in 2007–08 is 29 per cent., below the 1998–99 level.

Outturn
1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04
Cash (as published in Department reports) (£ million) 256 268 259 278 296 283
Real terms (GDP deflator, 2007–08 prices) (£ million) 316 324 309 324 334 311
Year on year increase (+) or reduction (-) (percentage) — +3 -5 +5 +3 -7
Cumulative increase (+) or reduction (-) (percentage) — +3 -2 +3 +6 -1
Actual outturn Forecast outturn Planned
2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08
Cash (as published in Department reports) (£ million) 268 246 227 225
Real terms (GDP deflator, 2007–08 prices) (£ million) 289 259 233 225
Year on year increase (+) or reduction (-) (percentage) -7 -10 -10 -3
Cumulative increase (+) or reduction (-) (percentage) -9 -18 -26 -29
Note: Figures may not sum due to rounding.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
440 c2690W; 34949
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Cost effectiveness Administration Government departments Department of Health
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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