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Private Finance Initiative Contracts
Mr. Bercow: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the total external spend by his Department was on
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private finance initiative consultants in each of the last four years; how many full-time equivalent consultants were employed over this period; how many billed consultancy days there were per year; what the implied
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average cost of each PFI consultant was; how many consultancy firms were used by his Department over this period; and if he will make a statement. [31042]
Mr. Hutton: The total external spend by the Department on private finance initiative consultancy work from 1998 to date is £607,701.02; broken down and is shown in the table.
| Year | Cost (£) | Number of firms |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 270,219.50 | 2 |
| 1999 | 108,824.29 | 2 |
| 2000 | 60,379.66 | 4 |
| 2001 | 168,277.57 | 6 |
The fees charged in the majority of cases was for specific work at an agreed cost with the company. It is therefore not possible to calculate how many consultants were employed, nor how many consultancy days there were per year.
NHS Operations (Private Sector)
Dr. Fox: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many operations were carried out under the NHS and performed in the private sector in the last 12 months. [33759]
Mr. Hutton: Since November 2000 the Independent Healthcare Association has collected monthly data from independent health care providers about the number of NHS patients treated by them. According to data made available to the Department by the IHA, in the calendar year 2001 at least 71,750 procedures were carried out in the independent sector in England, paid for by the NHS. This includes out-patient appointments, day cases and in-patient treatment.
Public Appointments
Mr. Forth: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the appointments made by his Department since 1 May 1997 of chairmen of (a) non-departmental public bodies, (b) commissions, (c) inquiries, (d) agencies and (e) task forces; and if he will list their (i) term of office, (ii) salary and (iii) known political affiliation (A) past and (B) present. [33888]
Ms Blears: Information relating to non-departmental public bodies and special health authorities (both of which includes commissions) and public inquiries has been placed in the Library. This does not include information
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on the political affiliation of chairs of the bodies listed as this is not collected. None of the agencies for which the Department is responsible have chairs. Information on the number, remit and membership of task forces, ad hoc advisory groups and reviews has been published by the Cabinet Office on a regular basis. The first report was published on 11 January 2000 and gives information for the period between 1 May 1997 to 31 October 1999. A second report was published on 27 July 2000, and covered the period 1 November 1999 to 30 April 2000. A third report was published on 27 December 2000 covering the period 1 May 2000 to 31 October 2000. The most recent report: "Task forces, Ad Hoc Advisory Groups and Reviews", which was issued in October 2001, covers the period of the financial year 2000–01. Copies of these reports are available in the Library.
Wanless Report
Dr. Evan Harris: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the impact of the recommendations for future health care in the interim report by Derek Wanless and the medicine reclassification initiatives upon plans for the future training of doctors, nurses, pharmacists and other health care professionals; and if he will make a statement on the plans for such training. [36296]
Mr. Hutton: HM Treasury commissioned a report by Derek Wanless, "Securing our Future Health: Taking a Long-Term View" to review the technological, demographic and medical trends over the next two decades that will affect the national health service. An interim report has been issued for consultation. A final report is expected later this year.
The Government are committed to making more medicines more widely available where it is safe to do so and the training and information needs of health care professionals and patients is an integral part in this process.
Public-Private Partnerships
Matthew Taylor: To ask the Secretary of State for Health which public-private partnerships with a capital value in excess of £1 million are under negotiation by his Department; and if he will make a statement. [36368]
Mr. Hutton: The table lists the private finance initiative schemes with a capital value of £1 million or greater which are currently under negotiation. All these schemes have placed an Official Journal of the European Communities notice and have yet to reach final close.
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