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Written question asked by Nigel Evans (Conservative) on Wednesday, 29 March 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 18 April 2006. It was answered by Liam Byrne (Labour) on Wednesday, 19 April 2006 on behalf of the Department of Health.

NHS Expenditure

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much the NHS has spent per head of the population in (a) Lancashire and (b) Ribble Valley in each year since 1997.
Answer

[holding answer 18 April 2006]: The information is not available in the format requested. However, the following table shows expenditure per capita by all relevant health authorities, strategic health authorities (SHA) and primary care trusts (PCTs) within the current Lancashire and Cumbria SHA area.

Total expenditure per head by organisations within the Cumbria and Lancashire SHA area
Expenditure (£)
1997–98 614.10
1998–99 679.92
1999–2000 819.63
2000–01 894.22
2001–02 1,021.73
2002–03 1,215.84
2003–04 1,277.22
2004–05 1,260.32
Notes: 1. Figures for 1997–98 to 2001–02 have been prepared using gross expenditure figures. Figures for 2002–03 and 2003–04 have been adjusted to eliminate expenditure which would be double counted where an authority acts as a lead in commissioning healthcare or other services. 2. The significant decrease in expenditure in 2004–05 is because student grants unit expenditure by the Cumbria and Lancashire SHA (£369 million was included in the authority's accounts in 2003–04) was transferred to the NHS Pensions Agency in 2004–05. 3. Data is shown from 1997–98 to 2004–05, which is the latest year for which information is available. 4. Expenditure is taken as the total expenditure of the strategic health authority, predecessor health authorities and PCTs within the SHA area. 5. Expenditure on general dental services and pharmaceutical services accounted for by the Dental Practice Board and Prescription Pricing Authority, respectively, are excluded. This expenditure cannot be included within the figures for the individual health bodies as they are not included in commissioner accounts. Sources: Audited accounts of health authorities 1997–98 and 1998–99 Audited summarisation forms of health authorities 1999–2000 to 2001–02 Audited summarisation schedules of primary care trusts 2000–01 to 2004–05 Audited summarisation forms of Cumbria and Lancashire SHA 2002–03 to 2004–05

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
63198; 445 c742W;445 c742-3W
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Health services Lancashire
Link
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