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SCOTLAND
Agriculture Department
Mr. Dafis: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what the current ratio of Scottish Office Agriculture Department staff is to the total number of farmers, partners and directors in Scotland. [12304]
Mr. Michael Forsyth: The ratio of staff currently employed in agricultural divisions of the Scottish Office Agriculture, Environment and Fisheries Department to the estimated number of farmers, partners and directors in Scotland is approximately 1:43. This figure is based on recorded permanent staffing levels at 1 January 1996 and an estimate of the number of farmers, partners and directors in Scotland from the latest available information, at June 1995.
GP Fundholding
Mr. Donohoe: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the current target figure for the number of patients to be covered by general practitioner fundholding practices within each health board area in Scotland. [13252]
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: The Scottish Office has not specifically set a target number of general practitioner fundholding practices for each health board area in Scotland. However, all health boards other than Orkney, Shetland and Western Isles have agreed with the NHS management executive an objective of achieving at least 30 per cent. coverage of the population by 1995-96.
NATIONAL HERITAGE
National Lottery
Miss Hoey: To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage how many on-line terminals are currently functioning in the national lottery. [14256]
Mr. Sproat: This is an operational matter for Camelot Group plc. The Director General of the National Lottery has licensed Camelot to run the national lottery and he regulates its operations. I have therefore asked the director general to write to the hon. Member, placing copies of his response in the Libraries of the House.
Miss Hoey:
To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what was the exact amount of start-up costs (a) to public funds and (b) to Camelot for the national lottery. [14257]
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Mr. Sproat:
Costs associated with the establishment of the national lottery fall (a) to Camelot Group plc, (b) to the Office of the National Lottery, (c) to my Department and (d) to lottery distributors.
Details of costs incurred by Camelot Group plc. are a matter for Camelot. I have asked the Director General of the National Lottery to write to the hon. Member with information about the costs of Oflot and to place copies of his response in the Library of the House.
The costs incurred by the national lottery distribution branch within the Department of National Heritage to 31 March 1995 totalled £247,000. It is estimated that these costs were predominantly for the setting up of systems and procedures for administering the fund. These costs were met from the national lottery distribution fund. Other costs of the national lottery division were met from the Department's administration vote. For the year ending 31 March 1995, these come to approximately £251,000.
Funds drawn down from the NLDF by the 11 lottery distributors, to cover administration costs, totalled £5.049 million for the period to 31 March 1995. These costs have also been shown to be predominantly set-up costs.
Mr. Redmond:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the cost of the Anglia and Oxford regional health authority cook-chill venture; and if he will make a statement. [14529]
Mr. Horam:
This is a matter for the Anglia and Oxford regional health authority. The hon. Member may wish to contact Sir Stuart Burgess, the chairman, for details.
Mr. Morgan:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the number of paediatric intensive care units in the North West and West Midlands regions, part of whose planned capacity is deemed to meet demand from north and mid-Wales; and how many beds in those regions are installed but not staffed. [15142]
Mr. Bowis:
Health authorities are responsible for assessing health needs and I understand that the long-standing arrangements for the referral of critically ill children from Wales are taken into account in the planning and provision of paediatric intensive care units in the North West and West Midlands regions. There are currently 44 beds. Two more staffed beds will be brought into use next month.
Ms Corston:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the average daily number and the number per 1,000 people aged 75 years and over, of (i) occupied geriatric beds, (ii) long-stay beds in NHS nursing homes and (iii) places occupied in (a) local authority residential homes, (b) voluntary residential homes, (c) private residential homes and (d) private nursing homes in England and Wales for the latest year for which information is available. [14660]
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Mr. Bowis:
The average daily number of available national health service beds for elderly people in England in 1994-95 was 54,040 and the number per 1,000 people aged 75 years and over was 16. Beds in NHS nursing homes are not separately identified. Data on the average daily number of places in residential care homes or private nursing homes are not available centrally. The number of residents at 31 March 1995 and the number per 1,000 people aged 75 years and over are shown in the table.
Information relating to Wales is a matter for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales.
| All residents in homes for elderly people | Residents per 1,000 people aged 75 or over | |
|---|---|---|
| Local authority residential homes(8) | 55,100 | 16 |
| Voluntary residential homes(8) | 32,770 | 10 |
| Private residential homes(8) | 132,740 | 40 |
| Private nursing homes(9) | 115,550 | 35 |
Source:
DH Annual Statistical Returns.
Notes:
(8) Excluding residents in dual registered homes, who are counted in the nursing homes figure.
(9) Predominantly collected as at 31 March 1995.
Life Expectancy
Ms Harman: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of average life expectancy (a) by region and (b) by health authority. [14807]
Mr. Horam: The average expectation of life at birth for 1992, the latest year for which figures are available, for regional health authorities of England and Wales, is shown in the table.
| Health authority | Expectation of life (years) | |
|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | |
| North Western | 72.3 | 77.6 |
| Northern | 72.4 | 77.7 |
| Mersey | 72.9 | 78.2 |
| West Midlands | 73.4 | 78.7 |
| Wales | 73.5 | 78.9 |
| Trent | 73.6 | 78.9 |
| Yorkshire | 73.6 | 78.8 |
| England and Wales | 73.8 | 79.2 |
| North-east Thames | 73.8 | 79.5 |
| South-east Thames | 74.0 | 79.6 |
| North-west Thames | 74.5 | 80.1 |
| Oxford | 74.9 | 79.6 |
| South Western | 74.9 | 80.3 |
| Wessex | 75.0 | 80.3 |
| South-west Thames | 75.2 | 80.3 |
| East Anglia | 75.4 | 80.3 |
By 1993, life expectancy for England and Wales has increased further by 0.2 years for men and 0.1 years for women.
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Calculation of life expectancy at birth by type of authority and type of census ward will be published in "Population Trends" in spring 1996, copies of which will be placed in the Library.
Mr. Kilfoyle:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his answer of 1 February, Official Report, column 921, how many of the 66,000 psychiatric hospital beds are in private hospitals; and how many of the 14,000 beds in residential units for mentally ill people are provided (a) by the private sector, (b) by the voluntary sector and (c) by local authorities. [15131]
Mr. Bowis:
The latest figure for the number of beds in hospital and staffed residential units for mentally ill people is 89,158. The information about these beds is shown in the table.
| 1994-95 | |
|---|---|
| Local authority residential places | 4,747 |
| Voluntary sector residential places | 5,421 |
| Private sector residential places | 12,973 |
| Private hospital beds | 24,190 |
| NHS mental illness beds | 41,827 |
| Total beds and places | 89,158 |
Source:
Department of Health RAC5, RA13A, KO36 and KHO3 returns.
Fazakerley Hospital, Liverpool
Mr. Kilfoyle: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the level of elective surgical admissions to Fazakerley hospital, Liverpool, and the impact of the market forces factor in the funding formulae. [15132]
Mr. Horam: Fazakerley hospital is part of Aintree Hospitals national health service trust. The number of elective admissions to the acute surgical specialty in Aintree Hospitals NHS trust during 1993-94, the latest period for which figures are held centrally, was 21,150 1 .
The purpose of the market forces factor in the weighted capitation funding formula for health authorities is to take account of the geographical variations in the cost of providing health services.
Mr. Kilfoyle:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the discharging of patients from Fazakerley hospital under the care in the community legislation. [15133]
Source:
Hospital Episode Statistics 1
Mr. Bowis: Responsibility for the discharge of patients from Fazakerley hospital, part of Aintree Hospital national health service trust, under the care in the community legislation lies with clinicians. The hon. Member may wish to contact the chairman of the trust for details.
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