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Children (Employment)
Mr. Corbyn: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what is his Department's estimate of the number of children (a) legally and (b) illegally employed in Britain; and if he will make a statement. [514]
Mr. Boateng: The information requested is not collected centrally.
Health Authority Funding
Mr. Corbyn: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what criteria are used by his Department when allocating funds to district health authorities. [502]
Mr. Milburn: The objective of resource allocation is to promote equity through the use of a capitation formula which weights the population for the effects of:
age-related need
additional need
geographical costs
Camden and Islington Health Authority
Mr. Corbyn:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what has been the total payment by his Department to Camden and Islington health authority for each of the last five years; what is his estimate for 1997-98; and what estimate the authority has submitted to him of its need. [511]
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Mr. Milburn:
The total payments to Camden and Islington health authority for the years 1992-93 to 1997-98 are shown in the table. Health authorities' cash limited revenue allocations are informed by the national weighted capitation formula, not by their own estimates of need. The non-cash-limited funding is demand led.
| Year | Health authority | Cash limited payments (£) | Non cash limited payments (£) | Total payments (£) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992-93 | Camden and Islington District Health Authority | 271,803,000 | Nil | 271,803,000 |
| Camden and Islington Family Health Services Authority | 8,972,700 | 38,218,067 | 47,190,767 | |
| 1993-94 | Camden and Islington District Health Authority | 256,376,200 | Nil | 256,376,200 |
| Camden and Islington Family Health Services Authority | 11,668,100 | 41,702,631 | 53,370,731 | |
| 1994-95 | Camden and Islington District Health Authority | 255,803,600 | Nil | 255,803,600 |
| Camden and Islington Family Health Services Authority | 14,295,000 | 44,304,051 | 58,599,051 | |
| 1995-96 | Camden and Islington District Health Authority | 270,168,000 | Nil | 270,168,000 |
| Camden and Islington Family Health Services Authority | 17,369,000 | 47,639,671 | 65,008,671 | |
| 1996-97 | Camden and Islington Health Authority | 295,839,000 | 52,925,429 | 348,764,429 |
| 1997-98 | Camden and Islington Health Authority (based on initial cash limits only) | 276,612,000 | -- | 276,612,000 |
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