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Disability Living Allowance

Mr. John Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many and what proportion of claimants expressed as a percentage of all claimants had their disability living allowance withdrawn in (a) the Vale of Glamorgan, (b) Wales and (c) the UK in (i) June, July and August 1998 and (ii) June, July and August 1999. [100164]

Mr. Bayley: The administration of Disability Living Allowance is a matter for Mr. Peter Mathison, Chief Executive of the Benefits Agency. He will write to my hon. Friend.

Letter from Norman Haighton to Mr. John Smith, dated 30 November 1999:



    I should explain that we do not keep data specific to the Vale of Glamorgan, and to provide such information routinely would incur high costs.


    The Department of Social Security administers benefits for Great Britain only (i.e. England, Scotland, and Wales). Northern Ireland benefits are the responsibility of the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland. The information that is available for Wales and Great Britain is set out in the attached table.


    I hope this reply is helpful.

June 1998July 1998August 1998
Wales
Entitlement withdrawn566045
Total decisions made in month1,8811,9461,710
Percentage withdrawn against total decisions made2.983.082.63
Great Britain
Entitlement withdrawn4,2984,6053,406
Total decisions made in month46,85947,56640,051
Percentage withdrawn against total decisions made9.179.688.50

June 1999July 1999August 1999
Wales
Entitlement withdrawn434748
Total decisions made in month2,1292,4821,905
Percentage withdrawn against total decisions made2.021.892.52
Great Britain
Entitlement withdrawn3,7333,8383,750
Total decisions made in month46,17449,87045,286
Percentage withdrawn against total decisions made8.087.708.28

Housing and Council Tax Benefits

Jackie Ballard: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what representations he has received about the performance of CSL in relation to the administration of housing and council tax benefits. [100227]

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Angela Eagle: Taunton Deane Borough Council has informed the Department about the level of CSL's performance in their area. The Authority is closely monitoring the situation and has established a clear path forward to secure improvements in the level of CSL's performance. The Authority will keep the Department informed of all significant developments.

HEALTH

Nursing Statistics

Mrs. Virginia Bottomley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) nurses, (b) community

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psychiatric nurses, (c) district nurses, (d) health visitors and (e) midwives there are per capita in each health authority area; and what was the total health spending per capita in each area in (i) the last year for which figures are available and (ii) 1997. [99912]

Mr. Denham: I refer the right hon. Member to the reply given to the hon. Member for Ribble Valley (Mr. Evans) on 19 October 1999, Official Report, columns 473-75W on the health spending per capita per health authority area. Data on the numbers of nurses, community psychiatric nurses, district nurses, health visitors and midwives per capita in each health authority area are shown in the tables.

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NHS Hospital and Community Health Services (HCHS): All Nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff, per 1,000 population, by Health Authority, in England as at 30 September 1997
whole-time equivalent per 1,000 population

Total Nursing, midwifery and health visitingTotal NursesRegistered MidwifeHealth VisitorDistrict NurseCommunity Psychiatric Nurse
England Total6.916.340.370.200.230.22
Avon5.835.290.350.170.190.12
Barking and Havering6.676.200.290.180.130.23
Barnet5.525.060.310.190.221.05
Barnsley6.776.110.400.260.180.18
Bedfordshire5.184.650.330.200.200.09
Berkshire5.645.120.310.210.250.11
Bexley and Greenwich5.855.180.420.260.390.21
Birmingham10.069.290.580.210.350.19
Bradford6.986.170.540.270.210.23
Brent and Harrow5.304.840.280.170.130.11
Bromley6.756.280.270.170.170.84
Buckinghamshire5.154.600.310.240.210.25
Bury and Rochdale5.885.160.490.210.330.13
Calderdale and Kirklees6.255.630.400.220.190.15
Cambridge and Huntingdon5.274.920.260.090.150.15
Camden and Islington17.6316.970.380.270.110.27
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly5.895.310.370.210.120.27
County Durham6.105.740.280.100.120.10
Coventry7.827.190.460.160.160.03
Croydon5.664.950.420.300.15(25)--
Doncaster7.686.960.450.240.170.14
Dorset7.647.160.260.220.190.19
Dudley5.815.300.390.160.190.16
Ealing, Hammersmith and Hounslow4.193.740.240.230.230.12
East and North Hertfordshire3.753.270.300.180.140.12
East Kent5.825.450.280.080.081.02
East Lancashire8.928.160.470.290.310.16
East London and The City8.017.170.580.260.280.13
East Norfolk6.636.260.240.130.210.18
East Riding6.686.120.380.170.170.80
East Surrey6.415.980.260.170.170.17
East Sussex, Brighton and Hove6.335.980.150.200.280.41
Enfield and Haringey5.755.200.390.140.190.21
Gateshead and South Tyneside6.956.300.390.250.340.17
Gloucestershire6.996.420.340.210.250.20
Herefordshire6.626.080.360.180.300.18
Hillingdon7.306.450.84(25)--(25)--0.16
Isle of Wight7.396.750.400.160.320.32
Kensington, Chelsea and Westminster16.8715.810.610.450.430.43
Kingston and Richmond1.551.46(25)--0.120.090.06
Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham8.257.580.430.230.310.05
Leeds7.957.420.320.190.140.14
Leicestershire6.876.350.320.190.140.48
Lincolnshire5.495.100.210.180.210.18
Liverpool9.909.210.410.280.280.15
Manchester14.3613.260.870.210.300.28
Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth9.919.020.580.320.320.26
Morecambe Bay8.067.580.290.190.390.19
Newcastle and North Tyneside11.2910.530.550.210.250.15
North and East Devon7.396.850.380.170.290.21
North and Mid Hampshire4.584.130.310.140.200.13
North Cheshire6.005.260.380.320.450.22
North Cumbria6.365.860.380.160.250.13
North Derbyshire6.295.810.270.220.190.11
North Essex6.806.320.310.160.280.20
North Nottinghamshire6.025.560.310.180.150.33
North Staffordshire7.617.010.380.210.380.17
North West Anglia9.118.600.290.220.320.17
North West Lancashire8.908.060.580.280.240.24
North Yorkshire5.484.980.330.180.280.12
Northamptonshire5.374.820.340.210.230.13
Northumberland8.658.160.230.260.260.45
Nottingham8.047.370.450.220.370.36
Oxfordshire7.426.830.360.210.160.20
Portsmouth and South East Hampshire4.854.280.390.180.240.24
Redbridge and Waltham Forest5.985.450.420.110.270.22
Rotherham7.376.820.350.240.200.16
Salford and Trafford9.438.740.450.250.380.22
Sandwell5.154.640.310.210.210.14
Sefton8.488.000.480.030.070.24
Sheffield10.189.560.430.190.150.13
Shropshire5.164.590.350.210.380.14
Solihull1.901.71(25)--0.200.240.15
Somerset4.774.340.310.120.18(25)--
South and West Devon7.166.530.410.220.220.19
South Cheshire4.494.000.370.120.250.09
South Derbyshire4.544.180.210.160.170.11
South Essex6.465.950.320.200.280.16
South Humber6.365.680.450.230.230.13
South Lancashire5.414.830.290.290.350.23
South Staffordshire5.004.460.310.240.080.20
Southampton and South West Hampshire7.216.710.310.190.150.11
St. Helens and Knowsley5.655.160.270.210.180.27
Stockport12.5510.871.030.650.720.24
Suffolk6.365.880.270.210.260.20
Sunderland8.067.440.380.240.340.17
Tees8.027.380.380.250.270.14
Wakefield8.107.440.440.220.220.54
Walsall5.735.040.460.190.340.23
Warwickshire4.574.090.340.120.180.12
West Hertfordshire4.223.840.190.190.110.59
West Kent5.865.280.390.190.210.14
West Pennine6.095.500.360.250.230.19
West Surrey6.175.780.170.230.230.27
West Sussex5.855.370.280.200.240.13
Wigan and Bolton3.182.760.310.100.090.10
Wiltshire9.038.230.550.250.230.18
Wirral8.697.960.460.240.210.27
Wolverhampton7.767.140.410.250.210.17
Worcester and District6.686.010.390.260.340.24

(25) less than 0.01 per 1,000 population

Notes:

Figures exclude learners and agency staff.

Total Nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff figure includes Practice nurses.

Total Nurses figure include Practice nurses.

Source:

Department of Health Non-Medical Workforce Census


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NHS Hospital and Community Health Services (HCHS): All Nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff, per 1,000 population, by Health Authority, in England as at 30 September 1998
whole-time equivalent per 1,000 population

Total Nursing, midwifery and health visiting staffTotal NursesRegistered MidwifeHealth VisitorDistrict NurseCommunity Psychiatric Nurse
England Total6.926.350.370.200.230.23
Avon5.915.430.320.160.180.12
Barking and Havering6.546.040.310.180.130.36
Barnet5.374.920.270.150.210.87
Barnsley6.886.230.350.260.180.22
Bedfordshire5.264.710.340.220.180.13
Berkshire5.645.090.350.200.220.11
Bexley and Greenwich5.895.200.460.230.350.49
Birmingham10.529.650.650.220.370.21
Bradford7.166.350.520.270.210.25
Brent and Harrow5.454.950.320.170.130.11
Bromley6.566.060.270.240.200.81
Buckinghamshire5.254.740.340.190.150.21
Bury and Rochdale5.985.290.490.200.360.13
Calderdale and Kirklees6.395.790.390.220.310.22
Cambridge and Huntingdon5.244.890.260.090.130.15
Camden and Islington17.2516.650.350.240.110.24
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly5.595.020.350.200.120.35
County Durham5.845.400.300.150.300.07
Coventry9.138.480.530.160.160.03
Croydon5.415.030.120.270.15(26)--
Doncaster7.927.200.450.240.210.14
Dorset7.487.000.270.200.190.19
Dudley5.975.460.350.160.160.19
Ealing, Hammersmith and Hounslow4.534.100.220.210.250.19
East and North Hertfordshire3.903.400.300.180.140.10
East Kent5.995.560.250.200.370.37
East Lancashire8.657.880.470.290.290.18
East London and The City7.957.200.570.200.200.11
East Norfolk6.676.290.250.130.220.19
East Riding6.676.130.370.170.170.82
East Surrey7.837.220.380.240.210.19
East Sussex, Brighton and Hove6.265.930.150.170.290.54
Enfield and Haringey5.675.160.390.140.190.19
Gateshead and South Tyneside7.196.540.400.250.340.34
Gloucestershire7.146.570.360.230.220.34
Herefordshire6.435.900.300.240.300.18
Hillingdon5.735.020.72(26)--(26)--0.16
Isle of Wight7.957.400.390.160.390.39
Kensington, Chelsea and Westminster16.3015.250.640.410.380.38
Kingston and Richmond2.312.19(26)--0.120.090.06
Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham8.687.850.480.360.470.25
Leeds7.707.180.330.190.120.14
Leicestershire6.616.120.320.170.120.33
Lincolnshire5.815.340.290.180.220.16
Liverpool10.109.430.390.280.300.15
Manchester14.1013.080.810.230.300.28
Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth8.487.580.590.320.190.16
Morecambe Bay8.548.060.290.190.350.48
Newcastle and North Tyneside8.838.400.320.110.130.11
North and East Devon7.647.070.400.170.310.23
North and Mid Hampshire4.514.090.290.130.180.20
North Cheshire6.415.640.420.350.420.22
North Cumbria6.425.920.340.160.220.13
North Derbyshire6.245.730.270.240.240.16
North Essex6.846.390.300.170.290.22
North Nottinghamshire6.095.630.280.180.150.33
North Staffordshire7.897.290.380.210.430.32
North West Anglia9.328.580.480.240.290.22
North West Lancashire9.058.190.600.280.240.24
North Yorkshire4.934.510.280.150.240.07
Northamptonshire5.394.840.360.190.230.13
Northumberland12.1111.240.450.390.420.42
Nottingham8.007.330.470.200.370.26
Oxfordshire7.106.530.360.210.160.19
Portsmouth and South East Hampshire5.054.480.390.170.130.24
Redbridge and Waltham Forest5.785.160.440.180.200.20
Rotherham7.516.920.350.240.200.16
Salford and Trafford9.398.670.450.250.340.25
Sandwell5.404.890.310.240.240.21
Sefton8.628.130.450.030.070.31
Sheffield10.209.560.430.210.150.15
Shropshire5.324.720.370.230.370.16
Solihull1.851.65(26)--0.190.240.39
Somerset4.724.270.330.120.16(26)--
South and West Devon7.306.670.410.200.170.31
South Cheshire4.494.000.370.120.270.09
South Derbyshire4.604.230.210.160.240.11
South Essex6.405.940.280.180.280.14
South Humber6.585.930.450.190.230.13
South Lancashire5.214.640.290.290.320.22
South Staffordshire5.134.630.290.220.100.29
Southampton and South West Hampshire7.216.730.300.180.130.13
St. Helens and Knowsley5.595.110.240.210.150.27
Stockport12.7711.200.890.650.720.27
Suffolk6.355.890.270.190.220.19
Sunderland8.287.660.410.210.310.21
Tees8.547.890.380.270.250.23
Wakefield8.317.680.410.220.190.56
Walsall5.935.210.500.190.340.23
Warwickshire3.793.390.300.100.140.08
West Hertfordshire4.143.760.170.190.130.66
West Kent5.705.170.350.180.240.26
West Pennine6.235.660.320.250.210.19
West Surrey6.285.740.310.220.220.25
West Sussex4.774.400.240.150.190.09
Wigan and Bolton3.182.790.280.100.090.12
Wiltshire8.757.960.540.250.210.18
Wirral8.808.160.460.180.180.24
Wolverhampton8.037.160.620.250.210.17
Worcester and District7.136.430.410.300.350.32

(26) less than 0.01 per 1,000 population

Notes:

Figures exclude learners and agency staff.

Total Nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff figure includes Practice nurses.

Total Nurses figure includes Practice nurses.

Source:

Department of Health Non-Medical Workforce Census


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