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Standard Spending Assessments

Mr. Sanders: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the element of SSA for each local authority in England was for the placement of children in residential care in the last five years for which figures are available. [135104]

Mr. Hutton: The standard spending assessment for children's personal social services does not include a specific element relating to the placement of children in residential care. The SSA reflects differences between authorities in the potential need for all children's social services, based upon the socio-economic and health characteristics of each authority. It also reflects unavoidable variations in the costs of supplying these services.

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The total SSA for children's personal social services in the current financial year is £1,997.7 million. Allocations for each local authority are given in the tables.

Standard spending assessments for 2000-2001
£ million

Summary tableChildren's SSA
Principal Metropolitan Cities199.597
Other Metropolitan Districts326.132
Metropolitan sub total525.729
Inner London309.502
Outer London263.918
London sub total573.420
Shire Counties570.033
Shire Unitary Authorities328.518
Shire sub total898.551
England total1,997.700


£ million

Local authorityChildren's SSA
Principal Metropolitan Cities
Birmingham64.179
Leeds28.549
Liverpool33.142
Manchester36.239
Newcastle upon Tyne15.828
Sheffield21.660
Sub-Total199.597
Other Metropolitan Districts
Barnsley8.119
Bolton10.872
Bradford22.913
Bury6.477
Calderdale7.191
Coventry14.907
Doncaster11.102
Dudley9.522
Gateshead8.970
Kirklees13.820
Knowsley12.530
North Tyneside8.316
Oldham10.050
Rochdale10.558
Rotherham9.706
Salford12.145
Sandwell14.704
Sefton12.164
Solihull6.468
South Tyneside8.596
St. Helens7.029
Stockport8.882
Sunderland13.637
Tameside9.177
Trafford7.622
Wakefield10.904
Walsall11.070
Wigan10.411
Wirral15.798
Wolverhampton12.471
Sub total326.132
Metropolitan sub total525.729
Inner London
City of London0.637
Camden22.246
Greenwich21.633
Hackney29.076
Hammersmith and Fulham17.967
Islington26.735
Kensington and Chelsea15.430
Lambeth39.037
Lewisham28.318
Southwark35.360
Tower Hamlets28.416
Wandsworth23.308
Westminster21.338
Sub total309.502
Outer London
Barking and Dagenham12.559
Barnet13.875
Bexley8.848
Brent21.538
Bromley10.403
Croydon19.217
Ealing21.099
Enfield14.439
Haringey22.787
Harrow7.902
Havering7.240
Hillingdon10.245
Hounslow13.199
Kingston upon Thames4.899
Merton9.359
Newham25.673
Redbridge10.239
Richmond upon Thames5.541
Sutton7.372
Waltham Forest17.487
Sub total263.918
London sub total573.420
Shire Counties
Bedfordshire9.351
Buckinghamshire10.003
Cambridgeshire11.712
Cheshire16.211
Cornwall13.165
Cumbria12.495
Derbyshire16.369
Devon16.781
Dorset7.913
Durham17.541
East Sussex14.832
Essex35.037
Gloucestershire13.910
Hampshire28.499
Hertfordshire27.363
Kent39.941
Lancashire37.147
Leicestershire10.974
Lincolnshire14.857
Norfolk19.772
North Yorkshire11.241
Northamptonshire17.844
Northumberland8.120
Nottinghamshire19.487
Oxfordshire14.396
Shropshire5.512
Somerset11.172
Staffordshire18.502
Suffolk15.944
Surrey22.833
Warwickshire11.569
West Sussex17.480
Wiltshire9.106
Worcestershire12.954
Sub total570.033
Shire Unitary Authorities
Isles of Scilly0.030
Isle of Wight Council4.310
Bath and North East Somerset3.991
Blackburn with Darwen7.089
Blackpool6.687
Bournemouth5.915
Bracknell Forest3.179
Brighton and Hove11.324
Bristol18.960
Darlington3.719
Derby9.974
East Riding of Yorkshire6.015
Halton6.549
Hartlepool4.194
Herefordshire3.933
Kingston upon Hull14.065
Leicester16.391
Luton9.492
Medway8.428
Middlesbrough8.453
Milton Keynes7.788
West Berkshire2.680
North East Lincolnshire6.276
North Lincolnshire4.449
North Somerset4.202
Nottingham19.207
Peterborough6.526
Plymouth11.510
Poole4.137
Portsmouth9.467
Reading6.596
Redcar and Cleveland6.088
Rutland0.574
Slough6.372
Southend-on-Sea7.921
South Gloucestershire5.010
Southampton10.978
Stockton-on-Tees7.620
Stoke-on-Trent10.784
Swindon5.566
Thurrock5.982
Torbay4.923
Warrington5.373
Windsor and Maidenhead3.238
Wokingham2.184
Telford and The Wrekin5.871
York4.498
Sub total328.518
Shires sub total898.551


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School Nurses

Mr. Edward Davey: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many school nurses were employed in each health authority in England and Wales in (a) 1979, (b) 1987, (c) 1997, (d) 1998 and (e) 1999; and if he will make a statement; [137869]

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Mr. Denham: Data on the numbers of school nurses employed by health authority in 1987 are shown in the table. This information is not available for the other years. Information on numbers of school nurses after 1995 is not available due to a change in occupation codes used.

The school years offer an invaluable opportunity for the promotion of healthy living which sets the pattern for lifestyle and health status in adulthood. School nurses have an important role to play in meeting the needs of school-aged children and young people. The documents "Saving Lives", "Supporting Families" and "Making a Difference" identify and support a comprehensive programme of action for developing the public health role of school nursing. We look forward to receiving a copy of the report "School Nursing within the Public Health Agenda".

It is for health authorities and GP purchasers, with advice from professional colleagues, to determine benchmarks for the numbers, nature and levels of nursing staff and the training required to deliver cost effective school health services. The National Health Service Plan sets out increases in the numbers of nurses undertaking nursing training. Between now and 2004 there will be 5,500 extra nurses and midwives being trained each year than today and around 45,000 nurses and midwives will have come out of training. This means an increased supply of qualified nurses from which school nurses can be recruited and trained.

NHS Hospital and Community Health Services (HCHS): School nursing staff by Health Authority in England as at 30 September 1987

Whole time equivalent
England2,960
Northern240
North Tees District HA20
South Tees District HA40
East Cumbria District HA10
South Cumbria District HA10
West Cumbria District HA10
Darlington District HA10
Durham District HA10
North West Durham District HA10
South West Durham District HA10
Northumberland Health Authority(5)--
Gateshead District HA10
Newcastle District HA40
North Tyneside District HA10
South Tyneside District HA10
Sunderland Health Commission30
Hartlepool District HA10
Yorkshire240
Hull District HA20
East Yorkshire District HA10
Grimsby District HA10
Scunthorpe District HA10
Northallerton District HA(5)--
York District HA20
Scarborough District HA10
Harrogate District HA(5)--
Bradford District HA60
Huddersfield District HA10
Dewsbury District HA10
Leeds Western District HA30
Leeds Eastern District HA50
Wakefield District HA(5)--
Pontefract District HA(5)--
Trent340
North Derbyshire District HA10
Southern Derbyshire Health30
Leicestershire HA70
North Lincolnshire District HA10
South Lincolnshire District HA20
Bassetlaw District HA10
Central Nottinghamshire District HA30
Nottingham HA50
Barnsley District HA(5)--
Doncaster District HA20
Rotherham HA30
Sheffield Health50
East Anglia80
Cambridge District HA20
Peterborough District HA10
West Suffolk District HA10
East Suffolk District HA10
Norwich District HA20
Great Yarmouth and Waveney District HA10
West Norfolk and Wisbech District HA10
Huntingdon District HA10
NW Thames230
North Bedfordshire District HA10
South Bedfordshire District HA30
North Hertfordshire District HA(5)--
East Hertfordshire District HA10
North West Hertfordshire District HA10
South West Hertfordshire District HA10
Barnet HA30
Harrow District HA10
Hillingdon Health Agency(5)--
Hounslow and Spelthorne District HA20
Ealing District HA30
Brent District HA20
Paddington and North Kensington District HA20
Riverside District HA30
NE Thames220
Basildon and Thurrock District HA20
Mid Essex District HA10
North East Essex District HA10
West Essex District HA10
Southend District HA20
Barking, Havering and Brentwood District Health10
Hampstead District HA20
Bloomsbury District HA20
Islington District HA20
City and Hackney District HA20
Newham District HA10
Tower Hamlets District HA30
Enfield District HA20
Haringey District HA10
Redbridge District HA(5)--
Waltham Forest District HA10
SE Thames190
Brighton District HA20
Eastbourne District HA(5)--
South East Kent District HA10
Canterbury and Thanet District HA10
Dartford and Gravesham District HA10
Maidstone District HA10
Medway District HA10
Bexley District HA10
Greenwich District HA20
West Lambeth District HA10
Camberwell District HA30
Lewisham and North Southwark District HA30
SW Thames150
North West Surrey District HA10
West Surrey and North East Hampshire District HA10
South West Surrey District HA10
Mid Surrey District HA10
East Surrey District HA(5)--
Chichester District HA10
Mid Downs District HA20
Worthing District HA10
Croydon Health Commissioning Agency30
Kingston and Esher District HA10
Richmond, Twickenham and Roehampton District HA20
Wandsworth District HA10
Merton and Sutton District HA10
Wessex130
East Dorset District HA20
West Dorset District HA(5)--
Portsmouth and South East Hampshire Health Commissioning Agency30
Southampton and South West Hampshire Health Commissioning Agency20
Winchester District HA10
Basingstoke and North Hampshire District HA10
Salisbury District HA(5)--
Swindon District HA10
Bath District HA30
Isle of Wight Health Commission10
Oxford110
East Berkshire District HA20
West Berkshire District HA30
Wycombe District HA10
Milton Keynes District HA(5)--
Kettering District HA20
Northampton District HA10
Oxfordshire District HA10
South Western180
Bristol and Weston District HA30
Frenchay District HA20
Southmead District HA20
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly District and Family Health20
Exeter District HA20
North Devon District HA10
Plymouth District HA20
Torbay District HA10
Cheltenham and District District HA10
Gloucester District HA10
Somerset HA10
West Midlands340
Bromsgrove and Redditch District HA10
Herefordshire HA(5)--
Kidderminster and District District HA(5)--
Worcester and District District HA10
Shropshire HA10
Mid Staffordshire District HA10
North Staffordshire HA40
South East Staffordshire District HA20
Rugby District HA(5)--
North Warwickshire District HA20
South Warwickshire District HA10
Central Birmingham District HA20
East Birmingham District HA10
North Birmingham District HA10
South Birmingham District HA30
West Birmingham District HA20
Coventry HA10
Dudley HA20
Sandwell HA30
Solihull Health10
Walsall HA20
Wolverhampton HA20
Mersey230
Chester District HA20
Crewe District HA10
Halton District HA10
Macclesfield District HA10
Warrington District HA20
Liverpool HA70
St. Helens and Knowsley HA40
Southport and Formby District HA10
South Sefton (Merseyside) District HA20
Wirral HA30
North Western260
Lancaster District HA(5)--
Blackpool, Wyre and Fylde District HA10
Preston District HA(5)--
Blackburn, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley District HA30
Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale District HA20
West Lancashire District HA(5)--
Chorley and South Ribble District HA10
Bolton District HA30
Bury District HA10
North Manchester District HA20
Central Manchester District HA20
South Manchester District HA20
Oldham District HA(5)--
Rochdale District HA20
Salford District HA20
Stockport Health Commission30
Tameside and Glossop District HA20
Trafford District HA10
Wigan District HA10

(5) Five or less and greater than zero

Notes:

1 Figures are rounded to the nearest 10

2 Due to rounding totals may not equal the sum of component parts

3 Figures exclude learners and agency staff

Source:

Department of Health Non-medical Workforce Census.


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