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Queen Elizabeth Military Hospital
Mr. Austin-Walker: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what assessment he has made of the impact on health services for patients in the Bexley and Greenwich health authority area as a result of delay in fully commissioning the new Queen Elizabeth hospital, Woolwich; [4209]
(2) what discussion he has had with the Bexley and Greenwich health authority and the Greenwich Healthcare NHS trust regarding the decision to call in the planning application in respect of the former Queen Elizabeth military hospital, Woolwich; and if he will make a statement; [4211]
(3) if he will make a statement on the progress of the private finance initiative in respect of the conversion of the Ministry of Defence's former Queen Elizabeth military hospital to the NHS Queen Elizabeth hospital, Woolwich; [4213]
(4) what assessment he has made of the possible changes in the planned time scale of building works at the former Queen Elizabeth military hospital as a result of the
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- decision of the Secretary of State for the Environment to call in the planning application; [4208]
(5) when he expects the Queen Elizabeth hospital, Woolwich, to be fully operational; [4210]
(6) what assessment he has made of the effect upon Greenwich district hospital of delay in completing adaptation works to the former Queen Elizabeth military hospital, Woolwich. [4212]
Mr. Malone: Greenwich Healthcare national health service trust is managing the development of the Queen Elizabeth hospital as the main hospital for Greenwich and Woolwich, taking account of the need to explore private finance and the statutory planning process. The trust and the local health authority will ensure that safe and effective services continue to be provided during the transitional period.
Southend Health Authority
Sir Teddy Taylor: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what is his latest estimate of the relative underfunding of the Southend health authority; and if he will make a statement. [2180]
Mr. Malone: In 1996-97 we plan to give South Essex health authority, which includes Southend, a real terms increase of nearly £11 million, which is the biggest real terms increase to any health authority in the country.
This shows our commitment to bring South Essex health authority to its weighted capitation target as soon as possible.
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Mr. Milburn:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what information his Department maintains on closures of private residential care homes. [2785]
Mr. Bowis
[holding answer 27 November 1995]: The Department collects information on individual residential care and nursing homes registered under the terms of the Registered Homes Act 1984 at 31 March each year and, for 1993-94, on residential care homes opened or closed by comparison with the previous 31 March.
Mr. Milburn:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will provide information about the number of homes registered and deregistered under the Registered Homes Act 1984 by local authority area within each region for each of the last five years. [2784]
Mr. Bowis
[holding answer 27 November 1995]: Information is not held centrally in the form requested.
Mr. Steen:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the annual income from (a) fees, (b) charges and (c) fines; what was the total number of staff employed (i) part-time and (ii) full-time; and what contribution his Department has made towards the annual running costs in each of the past three years in respect of (1) the Medicines Control Agency, (2) the Good Practice Monitoring Authority, (3) the Medical Devices Directorate and (4) the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority. [2749]
Mr. Horam:
[Pursuant to his reply, 28 November 1995, c. 605-8]: I regret that the answer given by my predecessor contained incorrect information about the annual income of the Medicines Control Agency and the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority. An amended table is as follows:
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| Annual income | Total number of staff employed | Department's contribution to annual running costs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (£ million) | (£ million) | |||||
| Fees | Charges | Fines | Part-time | Full-time | ||
| 1992-93 | ||||||
| Medicines Control Agency | 21,328 | nil | nil | -- | (10)349 | nil |
| Good Laboratory Practice Monitoring Authority | 0.140 | nil | nil | 4 | 4 | (11)-- |
| Medical Devices Agency | (12)0.402 | nil | nil | n/a | n/a | 4.851 |
| Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority | (13)0.647 | nil | nil | 1 | 15 | 0.922 |
| 1993-94 | ||||||
| Medicines Control Agency | 23,796 | nil | nil | -- | (10)374 | nil |
| Good Laboratory Practice Monitoring Authority | 0.147 | nil | nil | 4 | 4 | (11)-- |
| Medical Devices Agency | (12)0.483 | nil | nil | (15)6 | (15)162 | 5.714 |
| Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority | (13)0.907 | nil | nil | 1 | 18 | (14)1.173 |
| 1994-95 | ||||||
| Medicines Control Agency | 25,389 | nil | nil | -- | (10)399 | nil |
| Good Laboratory Practice Monitoring Authority | 0.159 | nil | nil | 3 | 4 | (11)-- |
| Medical Devices Agency | 1.229 | nil | nil | (16)7 | (16)165 | 11.392 |
| Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority | (13)0.794 | nil | nil | 1 | 23 | (14)1.353 |
Notes:
(10) Part-time and full-time staff numbers counted as full-time equivalent. Breakdown not readily available.
(11) Authority is staffed by DH officials and full annual running costs are net from the DH Vote.
(12) Figures are fees/receipts.
(13) Fees are offset against the Departmental contribution. The Authority does not get fees plus contribution.
(14) Figure includes contributions from other Territorial Departments.
(15) Figures at 1 April 1993.
(16) Figures at 1 April 1994.
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HOME DEPARTMENT
Ministerial Travel, London
Mr. MacShane: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times in the last year he has used (a) London Buses and (b) London Underground while on official business. [377]
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Mr. Henderson:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will provide a breakdown of the establishment of the Home Office asylum division (a) at the present time, (b) on 1 January 1995, (c) on 1 January 1994, (d) on 1 January 1993, (e) on 1 January 1992, (f) on 1 January 1991 and (g) on 1 January 1988. [559]
Mr. Kirkhope:
A breakdown of the establishment of the Home Office asylum division is given in the table. The information is based on the staff in post figures for 1 October of each year in question.
| Asylum determination screening and appeal | Policy and training | Senior staff and management | Issue of travel documents | Fingerprinting | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 November 1995 | 628 | 17 | 28 | 38 | 12 | 723 |
| 1 October 1994 | 533 | 14 | 25 | 50 | 16 | 638 |
| 1 October 1993 | 475 | 18 | 24 | 50 | 16 | 482 |
| 1 October 1992 | 414 | 17 | 23 | 28 | -- | 482 |
| 1 October 1991 | 210 | 23 | 18 | 19 | -- | 270 |
| 1 October 1988(17) | 57 | -- | -- | 20 | -- | 77 |
(17) The asylum division was formed in April 1991. Before that date, asylum determination staff were part of B1 division.
These figures represent an approximate breakdown of the divisional staffing levels by function.
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Mr. Alton: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will give the civil service grades of those employed solely in processing applications for political asylum, the numbers of such staff in each grade and the average cost in salary and administration costs of a member of staff for each grade. [4073]
Mr. Kirkhope: The available information is given in the following table. The information is based on staffing costs for 1995-96. It relates only to staff employed in the
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asylum division whose work relates primarily to asylum case processing. These staff have some other responsibilities, such as dealing with applications for family reunion.
| Asylum casework | Screening fingerprinting | Appeals | Cost per grade per annum | Admin cost per grade per annum | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | 63,768 | 5,336 |
| Grade 6 | 0.75 | 0 | 0 | 52,932 | 5,336 |
| Grade 7 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 46,200 | 5,336 |
| Senior Executive Officer | 18 | 1 | 0.5 | 32,076 | 5,336 |
| Higher Executive Officer | 61 | 3 | 1 | 26,268 | 5,336 |
| Executive Officer | 237.5 | 10 | 3 | 19,308 | 5,336 |
| Assistant Identification Officer | 0 | 7 | 0 | 19,320 | 5,336 |
| Administrative Officer | 129 | 51 | 20.5 | 15,948 | 5,336 |
| Administrative Assistant | 75.5 | 32.5 | 20.5 | 11,328 | 5,336 |
Administration costs Includes all non-pay running costs and other apportioned indirect costs (e.g. accommodation, personnel and registry costs).
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