Mental Health Services
Mr. Harvey:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what has been the expenditure on mental health services as a proportion of total NHS spending in each year since 1988-89; and if he will make a statement. [149347]
Mr. Hutton:
I refer the hon. Gentleman to the reply I gave on 1 February 2001, Official Report, column 266W.
District Nurses
Mr. Harvey:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patient contacts there were with district nurses in each year since 1989-90; and if he will make a statement. [149349]
Mr. Denham:
Information about patient contacts with district nurses is contained in the statistical report "Patient care in the community, District Nursing summary information for 1999-2000, England". Copies of the summary are available in the Library.
Stewart Committee
Mr. Oaten:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he next plans to meet the Stewart Committee on mobile phone safety; and what new studies he has asked the Committee to undertake. [149519]
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Yvette Cooper:
The Independent Expert Group on Mobile Phones (the Stewart group) was set up to investigate the public health implications of mobile phone technologies. Their report was published on 11 May 2000 and the group stood down shortly thereafter. Copies of the report are available in the Library. The report included a recommendation for a substantial research programme to be set up. This programme, jointly funded by Government and industry, was announced in December 2000 and will be launched at a scientific workshop in central London on Friday 9 February. The research will be undertaken under the direction of an independent programme management committee under the chairmanship of Sir William Stewart. The selection and management of studies will be in the hands of the programme management committee. Details of this new committee are available on the website "www.doh.gov.uk/ mobilephones"
Enrolled Nurses
Mr. Pickthall:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list those hospitals which do not offer permanent posts to enrolled nurses. [148437]
Mr. Denham:
This information is not collected centrally but may be held locally by individual National Health Service employers. We have made it clear that the systematic use of short-term contracts for nurses and other staff should end.
HOME DEPARTMENT
Police Numbers
Miss Widdecombe:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list, on a comparable basis, the number of police officers, broken down by rank, in each force in England and Wales, and for England and Wales as a whole, at (a) 31 March 1997 and (b) 30 September 2000, indicating the change in the number of officers at each rank in each force and in England and Wales as a whole over that period. [149209]
Mr. Charles Clarke
[holding answer 6 February 2001]: The information requested is in the table.
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| Police force | Chief constable | Assistant chief constable | Superintendent | Chief inspector | Inspector | Sergeant | Constable | Total police ranks
|
|---|
| Total strength for ordinary duty as at 31 March 1997(18)
|
| Avon and Somerset | 1 | 3 | 29 | 43 | 144 | 454 | 2,315 | 2,989
|
| Bedfordshire | 1 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 61 | 156 | 846 | 1,094
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| Cambridgeshire | 1 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 62 | 207 | 1,001 | 1,302
|
| Cheshire | 1 | 3 | 20 | 30 | 94 | 308 | 1,590 | 2,046
|
| Cleveland | 1 | 1 | 13 | 21 | 78 | 224 | 1,121 | 1,458
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| Cumbria | 1 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 54 | 176 | 882 | 1,144
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| Derbyshire | 1 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 92 | 274 | 1,376 | 1,791
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| Devon and Cornwall | 1 | 3 | 30 | 45 | 139 | 413 | 2,234 | 2,865
|
| Dorset | 1 | 2 | 18 | 24 | 69 | 201 | 969 | 1,284
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| Durham | 1 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 75 | 211 | 1,130 | 1,461
|
| Essex(19) | 1 | 3 | 31 | 44 | 143 | 469 | 2,269 | 2,961
|
| Gloucestershire | 1 | 2 | 14 | 19 | 55 | 170 | 872 | 1,133
|
| Greater Manchester | 1 | 6 | 79 | 95 | 378 | 1,021 | 5,342 | 6,922
|
| Hampshire | 1 | 3 | 38 | 45 | 157 | 509 | 2,698 | 3,452
|
| Hertfordshire(19) | 1 | 3 | 19 | 29 | 94 | 249 | 1,365 | 1,758
|
| Humberside | 1 | 3 | 19 | 30 | 111 | 299 | 1,582 | 2,045
|
| Kent | 1 | 4 | 30 | 43 | 165 | 463 | 2,554 | 3,260
|
| Lancashire | 1 | 4 | 27 | 42 | 178 | 503 | 2,492 | 3,247
|
| Leicestershire | 1 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 95 | 275 | 1,556 | 1,949
|
| Lincolnshire | 1 | 2 | 13 | 21 | 56 | 183 | 921 | 1,196
|
| London, City of | 1 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 51 | 122 | 656 | 859
|
| Merseyside | 1 | 4 | 51 | 59 | 187 | 656 | 3,272 | 4,230
|
| Metropolitan Police(19) | 7 | 28 | 211 | 344 | 1,197 | 4,218 | 20,671 | 26,677
|
| Norfolk | 1 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 64 | 195 | 1,133 | 1,432
|
| Northamptonshire | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 54 | 168 | 931 | 1,177
|
| Northumbria | 0 | 4 | 39 | 51 | 181 | 517 | 2,885 | 3,677
|
| North Yorkshire | 1 | 2 | 14 | 22 | 65 | 216 | 1,018 | 1,338
|
| Nottinghamshire | 1 | 3 | 23 | 20 | 124 | 331 | 1,822 | 2,323
|
| South Yorkshire | 1 | 4 | 40 | 46 | 159 | 473 | 2,436 | 3,159
|
| Staffordshire | 1 | 3 | 26 | 33 | 120 | 344 | 1,684 | 2,211
|
| Suffolk | 1 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 59 | 169 | 922 | 1,180
|
| Surrey(19) | 1 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 91 | 245 | 1,240 | 1,620
|
| Sussex | 1 | 4 | 28 | 39 | 162 | 477 | 2,374 | 3,085
|
| Thames Valley | 1 | 3 | 54 | 39 | 198 | 542 | 2,858 | 3,695
|
| Warwickshire | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 52 | 141 | 708 | 926
|
| West Mercia | 1 | 3 | 19 | 31 | 118 | 305 | 1,563 | 2,040
|
| West Midlands | 1 | 4 | 76 | 79 | 342 | 974 | 5,636 | 7,113
|
| West Yorkshire | 1 | 4 | 49 | 68 | 255 | 726 | 4,106 | 5,209
|
| Wiltshire | 1 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 63 | 179 | 881 | 1,154
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
| Dyfed-Powys | 1 | 2 | 14 | 17 | 42 | 173 | 756 | 1,005
|
| Gwent | 1 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 52 | 198 | 964 | 1,243
|
| North Wales | 1 | 2 | 18 | 26 | 74 | 224 | 1,024 | 1,369
|
| South Wales | 1 | 3 | 33 | 51 | 155 | 473 | 2,260 | 2,976
|
|
|
| Total all forces(20) | 48 | 145 | 1,290 | 1,679 | 6,164 | 18,811 | 96,914 | 125,051
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
| Total strength for ordinary duty as at 30 September 2000(18)
|
| Avon and Somerset | 1 | 3 | 22 | 36 | 147 | 438 | 2,294 | 2,941
|
| Bedfordshire | 1 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 54 | 141 | 783 | 1,006
|
| Cambridgeshire | 1 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 59 | 191 | 989 | 1,266
|
| Cheshire | 1 | 3 | 17 | 26 | 100 | 332 | 1,521 | 2,000
|
| Cleveland | 1 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 67 | 196 | 1,129 | 1,421
|
| Cumbria | 1 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 50 | 156 | 817 | 1,048
|
| Derbyshire | 1 | 3 | 24 | 26 | 83 | 281 | 1,363 | 1,780
|
| Devon and Cornwall | 1 | 4 | 34 | 35 | 137 | 400 | 2,261 | 2,873
|
| Dorset | 1 | 2 | 14 | 22 | 63 | 198 | 999 | 1,299
|
| Durham | 1 | 2 | 19 | 23 | 81 | 212 | 1,244 | 1,581
|
| Essex(19) | 1 | 3 | 22 | 40 | 130 | 436 | 2,147 | 2,780
|
| Gloucestershire | 1 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 54 | 171 | 887 | 1,142
|
| Greater Manchester | 1 | 6 | 77 | 88 | 319 | 992 | 5,285 | 6,767
|
| Hampshire | 1 | 3 | 33 | 39 | 165 | 530 | 2,663 | 3,435
|
| Hertfordshire(19) | 1 | 3 | 21 | 30 | 104 | 272 | 1,530 | 1,961
|
| Humberside | 1 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 102 | 268 | 1,486 | 1,905
|
| Kent | 1 | 5 | 25 | 39 | 146 | 479 | 2,544 | 3,239
|
| Lancashire | 1 | 3 | 30 | 35 | 166 | 516 | 2,463 | 3,215
|
| Leicestershire | 1 | 3 | 15 | 21 | 96 | 260 | 1,614 | 2,010
|
| Lincolnshire | 1 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 59 | 185 | 888 | 1,162
|
| London, City of | 1 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 48 | 93 | 557 | 720
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| Merseyside | 1 | 4 | 46 | 53 | 170 | 604 | 3,203 | 4,081
|
| Metropolitan Police(19) | 5 | 26 | 192 | 380 | 1,166 | 3,944 | 18,981 | 24,695
|
| Norfolk | 1 | 2 | 15 | 23 | 68 | 216 | 1,062 | 1,387
|
| Northamptonshire | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 51 | 165 | 925 | 1,166
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| Northumbria | 1 | 5 | 41 | 58 | 193 | 550 | 3,037 | 3,885
|
| North Yorkshire | 1 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 66 | 210 | 991 | 1,293
|
| Nottinghamshire | 1 | 3 | 20 | 24 | 115 | 306 | 1,762 | 2,232
|
| South Yorkshire | 1 | 4 | 38 | 51 | 176 | 494 | 2,420 | 3,184
|
| Staffordshire | 1 | 2 | 16 | 24 | 107 | 335 | 1,672 | 2,157
|
| Suffolk | 1 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 54 | 171 | 860 | 1,115
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| Surrey(19) | 1 | 3 | 17 | 21 | 88 | 310 | 1,673 | 2,113
|
| Sussex | 1 | 5 | 29 | 35 | 160 | 464 | 2,119 | 2,812
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| Thames Valley | 1 | 2 | 43 | 34 | 196 | 567 | 2,905 | 3,748
|
| Warwickshire | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 40 | 120 | 728 | 912
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| West Mercia | 1 | 2 | 16 | 26 | 92 | 298 | 1,471 | 1,906
|
| West Midlands | 1 | 4 | 59 | 34 | 301 | 1,019 | 5,931 | 7,350
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| West Yorkshire | 1 | 5 | 46 | 72 | 232 | 657 | 3,793 | 4,806
|
| Wiltshire | 1 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 56 | 182 | 829 | 1,099
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| Dyfed-Powys | 1 | 2 | 15 | 18 | 46 | 184 | 779 | 1,045
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| Gwent | 1 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 57 | 203 | 981 | 1,271
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| North Wales | 1 | 2 | 13 | 21 | 60 | 230 | 1,066 | 1,393
|
| South Wales | 1 | 4 | 31 | 38 | 169 | 443 | 2,343 | 3,029
|
|
|
| Total all forces(20) | 47 | 145 | 1,172 | 1,557 | 5,892 | 18,419 | 94,997 | 122,230
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
| Difference in number of officers between September 2000 and March 1997
|
| Avon and Somerset | 0 | 0 | -7 | -7 | 3 | -16 | -21 | -48
|
| Bedfordshire | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | -7 | -14 | -63 | -87
|
| Cambridgeshire | 0 | 0 | -1 | -3 | -4 | -16 | -12 | -36
|
| Cheshire | 0 | 0 | -3 | -4 | 6 | 24 | -68 | -46
|
| Cleveland | 0 | 1 | 11 | -19 | -11 | -28 | 8 | -38
|
| Cumbria | 0 | 0 | -5 | -2 | -4 | -20 | -65 | -96
|
| Derbyshire | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -9 | 7 | -13 | -10
|
| Devon and Cornwall | 0 | 1 | 4 | -10 | -2 | -13 | 28 | 8
|
| Dorset | 0 | 0 | -4 | -2 | -6 | -3 | 30 | 15
|
| Durham | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 114 | 121
|
| Essex(19) | 0 | 0 | -9 | -4 | -13 | -33 | -122 | -181
|
| Gloucestershire | 0 | 0 | -3 | -3 | -1 | 1 | 15 | 10
|
| Greater Manchester | 0 | 0 | -2 | -7 | -60 | -29 | -57 | -154
|
| Hampshire | 0 | 0 | -5 | -6 | 8 | 21 | -35 | -17
|
| Hertfordshire(19) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 24 | 166 | 202
|
| Humberside | 0 | -1 | 3 | -6 | -9 | -30 | -96 | -140
|
| Kent | 0 | 1 | -5 | -4 | -19 | 16 | -10 | -21
|
| Lancashire | 0 | -1 | 3 | -7 | -12 | 13 | -29 | -33
|
| Leicestershire | 0 | 1 | -3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 58 | 61
|
| Lincolnshire | 0 | 0 | -3 | -5 | 3 | 3 | -32 | -35
|
| London, City of | 0 | -1 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -29 | -99 | -138
|
| Merseyside | 0 | 0 | -5 | -6 | -17 | -52 | -69 | -149
|
| Metropolitan Police(19) | -2 | -2 | -19 | 36 | -31 | -274 | -1,690 | -1,982
|
| Norfolk | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 4 | 21 | -71 | -45
|
| Northamptonshire | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | -3 | -3 | -6 | -11
|
| Northumbria | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 33 | 152 | 208
|
| North Yorkshire | 0 | 0 | -3 | -10 | 1 | -6 | -27 | -45
|
| -Nottinghamshire | 0 | 0 | -3 | 5 | -9 | -25 | -59 | -92
|
| South Yorkshire | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 | 17 | 21 | -15 | 26
|
| Staffordshire | 0 | -1 | -10 | -9 | -13 | -9 | -12 | -54
|
| Suffolk | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | -5 | 2 | -62 | -65
|
| Surrey(19) | 0 | 0 | -4 | 2 | -2 | 65 | 433 | 493
|
| Sussex | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 | -2 | -13 | -256 | -273
|
| Thames Valley | 0 | -1 | -11 | -5 | -2 | 24 | 47 | 53
|
| Warwickshire | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | -12 | -22 | 20 | -14
|
| West Mercia | 0 | -1 | -3 | -5 | -26 | -7 | -92 | -134
|
| West Midlands | 0 | 0 | -17 | -45 | -41 | 45 | 295 | 237
|
| West Yorkshire | 0 | 1 | -3 | 4 | -23 | -69 | -313 | -403
|
| Wiltshire | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -7 | 3 | -53 | -55
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| | | | | | | | |
|
| Dyfed-Powys | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 41
|
| Gwent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 28
|
| North Wales | 0 | 0 | -5 | -5 | -14 | 6 | 42 | 24
|
| South Wales | 0 | 1 | -2 | -13 | 14 | -30 | 83 | 53
|
|
|
| Total all forces(20) | -1 | 0 | -118 | -121 | -272 | -392 | -1,917 | -2,821
|
(18) Full-time equivalents
(19) Prior to 1 April 2000 the Metropolitan police district included areas of Essex, Hertfordshire and Surrey. After that date the responsibility for policing these areas transferred to the county forces. To compensate for the additional area police officer resources were transferred from the Metropolitan police to the surrounding forces, more information is available in Home Office Statistical Bulletin 2/01.
(20) Totals do not include secondments
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