Written question asked by Lord Lansley (Conservative) on Tuesday, 6 December 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 8 December 2005. It was answered by Liam Byrne (Labour) on Wednesday, 11 January 2006 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Health Committee Evidence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the oral evidence from Sir Nigel Crisp to the Health Committee on 1 December, HC736-i, on public expenditure on health and personal social services 2005, if she will break down the efficiency savings referred to at question 8 by cost area; how much of the saving was made (a) centrally and (b) in each strategic health authority area; and in what time frame she intends further savings to be made.

Answer: Our autumn performance report published on 7 December provides a breakdown of the current £1.7 billion savings and identifies future plans.Efficiency gains have been calculated using national level data and have not been disaggregated to strategic health authority level.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 441 c726W; 36490
Session: 2005-06
Related items: Public expenditure on health and personal social services 2005. Minutes of evidence 1 December 2005. (Printed in HC 736).
Thursday, 1 December 2005
Parliamentary committees
House of Commons
Subjects: Cost effectiveness NHS
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk