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LORD CHANCELLOR'S DEPARTMENT

Law Firms (Franchising)

Mr. Flight: To ask the Minister of State, Lord Chancellor's Department what assessment he has made of the level of access for rural communities under the proposed new arrangements for the franchising of law firms providing legal aid services. [76287]

Mr. Hoon: It is for the Legal Aid Board, through its 13 Regional Legal Services Committees, to establish the legal needs and priorities of any particular community. Contracts will be granted to those quality assured legal service providers who can satisfy, as far as possible within the financial resources available, the communities' needs and priorities. The RLSC's will continue to monitor needs in their regions so that provision can be adjusted as the needs and priorities change.

Electronic Red Boxes

Mr. Maclean: To ask the Minister of State, Lord Chancellor's Department if he will name the Ministers in his Department who are regular users of electronic Red Boxes. [76176]

Mr. Hoon: Neither the Lord Chancellor nor I yet use the new "laptop red boxes" described by the Minister for the Cabinet Office in his reply, Official Report, columns 651-52.

Appointments

Mr. Vaz: To ask the Minister of State, Lord Chancellor's Department if he will list those people he has appointed to public bodies since 1 November 1998, indicating the positions to which they have been appointed and if they receive remuneration. [76464]

Mr. Hoon: The following lists the non-judicial appointments made to the Lord Chancellor's non- departmental public bodies since 1 November 1998. It does not include re-appointments.














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    Mrs. G. M. Frame


    Mrs. A. M. Davies


    P. J. Pownall JP


    Mrs. S. Friend-Smith


    M. H. Smart Esq


    Mrs. G. E. A. Wild


    L. Forbes Esq JP


    K. B. Martin Esq JP


    Mrs. J. A. Masterson JP


    Mrs. J. C. Ralli


    K. Savage Esq JP


    Mrs. M. Wyndham JP


    Mrs. C. A. Orton JP


    Mrs. E. A. Hubbick JP


    D. L. Maunder Esq


    Mrs. S. P. Holdstock JP


    Mrs. B. G. Smith


    T. I. J. Mann Esq JP


    C. E. Ewing Esq


    Miss A-M. C. Costa


    P. G. Wells Esq JP


    D. Libby Esq JP


    Dr. D. F. Johnson


    Sir Paul Nicholson LL


    Mrs. P. M. Hunt JP


    Mrs. J. Robson


    K. Moffitt Esq


    Mrs. A. L. Battista


    H. H. J. Radford


    Mrs. M. E. Clibbon JP


    A. J. Hill Esq JP


    D. Redhead Esq


    Ms D. Shandley


    V. A. Stanbrook Esq JP


    Mrs. A. Walker JP


    Advisory Committees on General Commissioners of Income Tax


    Mrs. A. J. M. Taylor


    P. K. Lucas Esq JP


    P. R. Clarke Esq


    C. H. Vero Esq


    C. S. Pratt Esq


    J. A. Clarke Esq JP


    C. D. Suter Esq


    Mrs. D. Meacock


    Mrs. I. R. Moffat


    P. J. Walker Esq


    P. M. Garnett Esq


    W. M. Wannop Esq OBE


    M. J. S. Holwill Esq JP


    D. R. Lewis Esq


    C. J. Cleugh Esq


    Sir Michael Swann


    R. D. C. Jones Esq


    Mrs. J. L. Jenkins JP


    A. J. Cordery Esq


    R. E. F. Hall Esq


    Dr. A. C. Turner


    Lt. Col. J. E. K. Goodbody

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    S. A. Watson Esq


    J. E. King Esq


    J. Garner Esq


    H. H. Roberts Esq


    C. P. Butler Esq


    J. R. Trustram-Eve Esq


    B. R. J. O. Hughes Esq


    R. L. Nash Esq


    I. C. Rose Esq


    H. J. Wiseman Esq


    Advisory Council on Public Records


    Professor David Cannadine


    Miss Rosemary Dunhill


    Sir John Chilcot


    Mrs. Anne Hanford


    Professor Rodney Lowe


    Mrs. Shahwar Sadeque


    Crown Court Rule Committee


    Judge Grigson


    Family Proceedings Rule Committee


    Mrs. J. M. Roberts


    Honorary Investment Advisory Committee


    Mrs. P. H. Challens


    Mr. A. H. Clifton


    Mr. I. E. Sands


    Judicial Studies Board


    District Judge Wyn Rees


    Those receiving remuneration


    Advisory Committee on Legal Education and Conduct


    George Pulman QC


    Malcolm Fowler


    Council on Tribunals


    Mr. Emrys Roberts


    Law Commission


    Mr. Justice Carnwath CVO (draws his judicial salary).

HEALTH

Departmental Reviews

Mr. Maclean: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his answer of 22 February 1999, Official Report, columns 134-35, on departmental reviews, if he will give an estimated publication date for each of the reviews which have yet to publish their reports. [73966]

Mr. Hutton: The estimated publication date for each of the reviews which have yet to publish their reports are:

Estimated publication date
Thoracic Surgical Services Review April 1999
United Kingdom Transplant Support Service Authority Review Spring 1999
Mental Health Act Review July 1999
Review of general anaesthesia and sedation with dental treatment Late summer
Review of the wheelchair voucher scheme and the provision of electrical and indoor wheelchairsSpring 1999


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Physiotherapists

Dr. Cable: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many physiotherapists are employed by NHS trusts in each region of England; and how many posts are currently vacant in these regions. [74291]

Mr. Denham: Information on the numbers of physiotherapy staff employed by National Health Service trusts in each region of England as at 30 September 1997 has been placed in the Library. Information on how many posts are currently vacant in these regions is not available centrally.

NHS Waiting Lists

Mr. Syms: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many NHS patients were waiting to be seen (a) following GP written referral and (b) following referral to consultation, for each quarter since 30 March 1997 in each (i) health authority and (ii) English region. [74740]

Mr. Denham: Information on outpatient waiting times by health authority is available only from 1998-99.

Available information on the time patients have been waiting for a first outpatient appointment following general practitioner written referral by health authority has been placed in the Library.

NHS Running Costs

Mr. Syms: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the total running cost of the NHS in real terms has been in each year since 1979. [74742]

Mr. Denham: National Health Service total net expenditure, at 1997-98 prices, is shown in the table:

Year£ million
1978-7919,575
1979-8019,899
1980-8121,919
1981-8222,399
1982-8322,810
1983-8423,045
1984-8523,494
1985-8623,597
1986-8724,494
1987-8825,545
1988-8926,439
1990-9127,732
1991-9229,654
1992-9331,665
1993-9431,919
1994-9533,262
1995-9633,795
1996-9733,822
1997-9834,664
1998-9935,961

Note:

Using current GDP deflator estimates


NHS Personnel

Ms Moran: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (i) paramedics, (ii) chiropodists, (iii) physiotherapists, (iv) clinical psychologists,

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(v) occupational therapists and (vi) speech therapists were practising in (a) the National Health Service and (b) the private sector at the latest available date. [75243]

Mr. Denham: For the available information, I refer my hon. Friend to the "Department of Health NHS Hospital and Community Health Services Non Medical Workforce Census Detailed Results England: 30 September 1997", copies of which are available in the Library. Information is not collected centrally on how many of these grades were practising in the private sector.

Aricept

Dr. Cable: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what was the cost to the NHS of the prescription of the drug Aricept in 1998; and how many prescriptions were issued by each health authority; [75530]

Mr. Denham: The Department does not allocate funds specifically for prescribing the drug Aricept. Health authorities are expected to budget for the prescribing of this drug within their overall allocations.

In the 12 months ending September 1998, 17,000 prescription items for Donepezil Hydrochloride (Aricept) were dispensed in the community. The total net ingredient cost was £1.6 million. The net ingredient cost is the basic cost of a drug and does not take account of discounts, dispensing costs, fees or prescription charges income. Information for prescriptions dispensed in the year ending December 1998 is not yet available. Information about drugs dispensed in hospitals is not available

Donepezil Hydrochloride was prescribed on the National Health Service in all health authorities in England over the twelve-month period ending September 1998. Information for individual products such as Aricept is not released at health authority level. This is in order to preserve patient, contractor and commercial confidentiality.


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