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Cancer

Mr. Ieuan Wyn Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people were diagnosed as suffering from cancer in each standard region of the United Kingdom, for England as a whole, and for the United Kingdom, for each of the last available three years, expressing each figure as a percentage of the corresponding population. [8087]

Mr. Horam: Data on registrations of newly diagnosed cases of cancer for England, by region, and Wales were published in tables 7 and 9 of the following publication "Cancer Statistics--Registrations", series MB1 No. 20: 1987; No. 21: 1988, and No. 22: 1989. Copies of all three publications are available in the Library.

Information relating to Scotland and Northern Ireland is a matter for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.

"NHS Workforce in England"

Ms Harman: To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he expects to publish the next edition of "NHS Workforce in England". [8286]

Mr. Malone: No further editions of "NHS Workforce in England" are planned following a readership survey which indicated that the book was of little interest. The publication has been replaced by a set of summary tables which provide the information most often requested. These tables, containing information from the 1994 non-medical work force census, will be available shortly.

Nursing Students

Ms Harman: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many pre-registration nursing and midwifery students commenced training as initial entrants by means of (a) salaried student places, (b) Project 2000 and (c) undergraduate study in each of the last five years; [8287]

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(2) how many pre-registration nursing and midwifery students who commenced training as initial entrants by means of (a) salaried student places, (b) Project 2000 and (c) undergraduate study gave up their training in (i) the first year, (ii) the second year and (iii) the third year in each of the last five years; [8288]

(3) how many pre-registration nursing and midwifery students who commenced training as initial entrants by means of (a) salaried student places, (b) Project 2000 and (c) undergraduate study gave up their courses for each year of training in each of the last five years; [8289]

(4) how many pre-registration nursing and midwifery students who commenced training as initial entrants by means of (a) salaried student places, (b) Project 2000 and (c) undergraduate study (i) qualified and (ii) registered with the United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting in each of the last five years. [8290]

Mr. Horam: This information is not available centrally.

Ms Harman: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how he intends to estimate demand for nurses from the non-NHS sector; and how this information will be used to regulate the supply of nursing students. [8294]

Mr. Horam: Work force planning will continue to be undertaken by local employers. National health service employers together with health authorities will join together with other providers of healthcare to estimate demand for nurses. These estimates will be translated on to contracts for training places. The NHS Executive headquarters will maintain a national overview.

Registered Nurses

Ms Harman: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the total number of second level registered nurses; and how many are currently undertaking training to convert to first level registration. [8291]

Mr. Horam: This information is not held centrally. I refer the hon. Member to the United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting for information concerning the former and to the English National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting for the latter.

Ms Harman: To ask the Secretary of State for Health by what means he assesses the demand for conversion courses for second-level registered nurses. [8292]

Mr. Horam: It is for national health service trusts to determine the qualifications and number of staff they require and, in consultation with their regional health authority, to commission conversion courses for second-level registered nurses to meet these needs.

Health Service Planning

Ms Harman: To ask the Secretary of State for Health which (a) papers, (b) studies and (c) other works the Department of Health has (i) published and (ii) is currently undertaking which examine work force planning. [8293]

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Mr. Malone: "Managing the New NHS" (1993) notes the need for the NHS to secure staffing resources to achieve its objectives and that NHS central management will retain responsibility for securing the future supply of skilled professional staff. "Managing the New NHS: Functions and Responsibilities in the New NHS" (1994) sets out how this will be done, including the role of the regional education and development groups, which includes postgraduate medical deans, and consortia of trusts and purchasers. "Priorities and Planning Guidance for the NHS, 1996-97" sets out the main objectives covering human resources and work force planning.

The Department is currently developing a new initiative on medical staffing policy and arrangements for the hospital community health services and is advised on medical staffing matters by three advisory groups, the Medical Work Force Standing Advisory Committee, the Advisory Group on Medical and Dental Education, Training and Staffing and the Specialist Workforce Advisory Group.

In 1995 the Department published "The Non Medical Health Care Professions National Work Force Balance Sheet" with associated guidelines and the "Non Medical Education and Training--Planning Guidance for 1996-97", education commissioning (EL(95)96).

In 1996, it is planned to publish "The Non Medical Education and Training Information Requirements" and associated guidelines and the "Non Medical Education and Training--Planning Guidance for 1997-98". In addition, the NHS executive will publish a guide to work force planning in consortia.

Copies of the documents are available in the Library.

Goods and Services

Mrs. Roche: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much his Department paid to the private sector for goods and services in 1994-95. [6504]

Mr. Horam [holding answer 19 December 1995]: The Department's payment systems do not separately identify payments between the public and private sector. From an examination of the payment records of the Department and its agencies it is estimated that payments of about £140 million were made to the private sector for goods and services in 1994-95.

SCOTLAND

Private Patients

Mr. George Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total income received from private patients in each health board in Scotland in each year since 1989-90. [7169]

Mr. Michael Forsyth: Since 1992-93 the provision of health care in Scotland has been split between health boards and NHS trusts. Private patient income figures for both health boards and NHS trusts are set out in the table. The figures for Greater Glasgow in 1993-94 and Lothian in 1994-95 include overseas patients, and can therefore not be compared directly with other years.

£000

Health board area	1989-90	1990-91	1991-92	1992-93	1993-94	1994-95
Argyll and Clyde	69	57	49	43	36	27
Ayr and Arran	144	174	234	142	115	169
Borders	22	32	42	52	32	52
Dumfries and Galloway	3	5	6	6	8	35
Fife	1	1	4	0	1	0
Forth Valley	82	22	37	33	55	69
Grampian	304	328	473	563	567	710
Greater Glasgow	34	43	12	19	485	226
Highland	28	37	54	60	117	176
Lanarkshire	0	0	0	0	1	0
Lothian	212	255	548	608	802	1,251
Orkney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Shetland	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tayside	130	162	184	193	244	232
Western Isles	0	0	0	0	0	0
Scotland total	1,029	1,116	1,643	1,719	2,463	2,947

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Secondary Schools

Mr. Chisholm: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list those secondary schools in Scotland that do not have another secondary school within a walking distance of 4.8 km. [7745]

Mr. Raymond S. Robertson: This information is not held centrally.

Sentencing Costs

Mr. McFall: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the average annual cost for (a) each prisoner in custody and (b) community disposals with particular reference to probation/community support programmes. [7751]

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: The annual cost per prisoner place in HM prisons in Scotland in 1994-95, calculated as total net expenditure, excluding capital, divided by the average number of places available, was £26,479. The average cost per order in 1994-95 of probation and community service in Scotland was £1,446 respectively.

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