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Oral Tobacco Products
Mr. Maclean: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans the Government have to introduce legislation to ban the import of oral tobacco products; when he intends to introduce such legislation; and if he will make a statement. [158218]
Yvette Cooper: None. So long as oral tobacco from overseas sources does not fall within a banned category, complies with United Kingdom customs duty regulations and carries health warnings, their import in the UK is not illegal.
However, we wish to ensure that people have information about health risks. We are, therefore, seeking to develop greater awareness of the health risks associated with oral tobacco as part of our tobacco information strategy. We are working on a dedicated campaign, focused on high-risk ethnic minority populations, to address the health risks of smoking and the use of oral
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tobacco in order to decrease demand for these products. We have funded a training pack for Trading Standards Officers on oral tobacco.
National Blood Authority
Mr. Wood: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the budget was for the National Blood Service for the year 2000-01; and by how much it was underspent. [158781]
Mr. Denham: The National Blood Authority's accounts for 2001-01 show a total income of £315,436 million against a total revenue expenditure of £311,456 million. Of the £4 million surplus of income over expenditure, £3.8 million is accounted for primarily by an increase in stocks of United States plasma purchased by the authority's bio products laboratory. Only £200,000 is unspent cash.
Mental Health Services
Dr. Lynne Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of the £700 million for mental health services for the years 1999-2000 to 2001-02 was allocated for each district health authority in England for financial years (a) 1999-2000, (b) 2000-01 and (c) 2001-02. [159158]
Mr. Hutton: Not all additional funding for mental health services in the years 1999-2000, 2000-01 and 2001-02 was allocated to health authorities. A substantial element was allocated to local authorities through the Mental Health Grant. The table shows the allocations to health authorities for 1999-2000 and 2000-01. Allocations have not yet been made to health authorities for 2001-02.
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Doctors (East Lancashire)
Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many golden hellos and golden handcuffs are being offered to doctors (a) practising and (b) encouraged to practice in (i) Pendle and (ii) the East Lancashire health authority area; and if he will make a statement. [159380]
Mr. Denham: East Lancashire health authority has received a number of expressions of interest in "golden hellos" and is awaiting further information about the scheme. The final details are subject to consultation with the British Medical Association and these will be circulated when confirmed.
NHS Dentistry
Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many dentists in (a) Lancashire and (b) England stopped doing NHS work during the last 12 months for which figures are available. [159378]
Mr. Hutton: Dentists may leave the general dental service (GDS) for a number of reasons including retirement and career breaks. Some departures are only temporary. During the year 2000, the figures for England will be inflated by the transfer of some dentists from the GDS to some personal dental service pilots.
The number of dentists leaving the GDS in the 12 months ending 31 December 2000 is shown in the table for Lancashire health authorities and England.
| Principals | Assistants | Vocational dental practitioners | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (a) Lancashire health authorities | ||||
| South Lancashire | 9 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| East Lancashire | 6 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| North West Lancashire | 10 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
| Morecambe Bay | 9 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| Total | 34 | 5 | 8 | 47 |
| (b) England | 859 | 179 | 149 | 1,187 |
Nurses
Mr. Sayeed: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many nurses there are in total in the UK per head of population working in the National Health Service, in private facilities and through registered nursing agencies. [159558]
Mr. Denham: The table shows the number (headcount) of nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff working in the National Health Service and the number of nursing staff working in private nursing homes, hospitals and clinics per 10,000 population in England.
Matters relating to Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are for the devolved Administrations.
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| Headcount | Headcount per 10,000 population(16) | |
|---|---|---|
| All staff | 460,010 | 92 |
| Qualified | 335,950 | 68 |
| of which | ||
| HCHS Nurses | 316,750 | 64 |
| Practice Nurses | 19,200 | 4 |
| Unqualified | 123,850 | 25 |
| Unknown | 210 | (17)-- |
(16) England population = 49,752,900. Population figure is for 1999 which is the latest available information.
(17) Five or less and greater than zero.
Note:
Figures are rounded to the nearest ten.
Source:
Department of Health Non-Medical Workforce Census
Department of Health General Medical Service census
Office for National Statistics
| Permanent staff | Temporary agency/bank staff | |
|---|---|---|
| Qualified staff | 15.58 | 2.87 |
| Unqualified staff | 27.70 | 2.47 |
Source:
General mental nursing homes and private hospital and clinics form 1999-2000
| Permanent staff | Temporary agency/bank staff | |
|---|---|---|
| Qualified staff | 12.14 | 1.17 |
| Unqualified staff | 22.16 | 1.16 |
Source:
General mental nursing homes and private hospital and clinics form 1999-2000
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