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Hospitals (Shropshire)
Peter Bradley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what were the budgets for (a) the Royal Shrewsbury hospital, (b) the Princess Royal hospital, Telford and (c) the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt hospital in each year since 1995. [45732]
Yvette Cooper [holding answer 25 March 2002]: Budgets for the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital NHS Trust, the Princess Royal Hospital NHS Trust and the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt NHS Trust from 1998 to 2001.
| Trust | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial year | Princess Royal | Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt | Royal Shrewsbury | Total |
| 1998–99 | 36,212 | 25,723 | 69,406 | 131,341 |
| 1999–2000 | 40,216 | 30,447 | 84,600 | 155,263 |
| 2000–01 | 43,770 | 32,077 | 80,280 | 156,127 |
Source:
Annual accounts of the Princess Royal Hospital NHS Trust, the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Hospital NHS Trust and the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital Trust.
The budgets have been assumed to be the total income of the trusts during the financial years for which information is readily available.
Smoking
Dr. Murrison: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of adults smoked in each year since 1992 (a) in total and (b) by social class. [45781]
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Yvette Cooper: Smoking prevalence among the adult population (persons aged 16 and over) in England is measured by the General Household Survey; figures are available by manual and non-manual socio-economic group.
The latest results available are from the 2000 survey. In surveys prior to 2000, the results have been presented as unweighted data to compensate for under- representation of people in some groups. Therefore, 1998 data have been presented in the table as both weighted and unweighted to allow for comparisons between 1992 to 1998 (unweighted) and 1998 to 2000 (weighted).
| Unweighted | Weighted | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons aged 16 and over | 1992(21) | 1994(21) | 1996(21) | 1998 | 1998 | 2000 |
| Non-manual | 23 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| Manual | 33 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 31 |
| All persons | 28 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 |
(19) Head of household in years before 2000. Persons whose head of household/household reference person was in the armed forces or a full-time student are not shown as separate categories, but are included in the totals.
(20) Trend tables show unweighted and weighted figures for 1998 to allow for direct comparison between 1998 and 2000 and to give an indication of the effect of the weighting.
(21) Figures for 1992 to 1996 are taken from the Department of Health Statistical Bulletin "Statistics on Smoking: England, 1978 onwards".
Source:
Office for National Statistics "Living in Britian: results from the 2000 General Household Survey"
London Stationery Office
Whistleblowers
Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what measures are in place to ensure that district general nurses have protection if they blow the whistle on care homes that are suspected of failing standards. [45699]
Jacqui Smith [holding answer 26 March 2002]: We expect a climate of openness and dialogue in the national health service and a culture and environment that encourages staff to feel able to raise concerns about healthcare matters sensibly and responsibly without fear of victimisation.
Guidance issued in Health Service Circular (HSC) 1999/198 on 27 August 1999 reinforced the above message. The HSC stated that all NHS trusts and health authorities are expected to issue guidance to staff so that they know how to raise concerns in a reasonable and responsible way. The Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 (PIDA) gives significant statutory protection to employees who disclose information reasonably and responsibly in the public interest and are victimised as a result.
All employees would be protected for raising concerns with their employees under PIDA. District general nurses who may be employed either by the NHS, a local authority or the private sector can now raise concerns with the National Care Standards Commission (NCSC) who is responsible for inspecting the quality of service provided in a variety of care establishments.
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Private Finance Initiative
Mr. Bercow: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the total savings to public funds of the Private Finance Initiative contract for the Energy Management Scheme for the North Hampshire Hospitals NHS Trust by comparison with a non-Private Finance Initiative alternative. [49514]
Ms Blears: The business case justifying the individual schemes estimated the net savings in present value terms (ie all future costs and benefits discounted to their present values) compared with publicly funding the scheme as follows:
| Trust | PFI | Public | (22)Savings | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Hampshire Hospitals NHS Trust | 3,914 | 4,340 | 426 | 11% |
(22) In net present value terms.
Mr. Bercow: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the total savings to public funds of the Private Finance Initiative contract for the Graylingwell hospital reprovision for the Sussex Weald and Downs NHS Trust by comparison with a non-Private Finance Initiative alternative. [49542]
Ms Blears: The business case justifying the individual schemes estimated the net savings in present value terms (ie future costs and benefits discounted to their present values) compared with publicly funding the scheme as follows:
| Trust | PFI | Public | (23)Savings | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Sussex Health and Social Care NHS Trust | 3,772 | 3,491 | 281 | 7.45% |
(23) In net present value terms.
Mr. Bercow: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the total savings to public funds of the Private Finance Initiative contract for the Patient Management Centre for the North Hampshire Hospitals NHS Trust by comparison with a non-Private Finance Initiative alternative. [49523]
Ms Blears: The business case justifying the individual schemes estimated the net savings in present value terms (ie all future costs and benefits discounted to their present values) compared with publicly funding the scheme as follows:
| Trust | PFI | Public | (24)Savings | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Hampshire Hospitals NHS Trust | 2,081 | 2,289 | 208 | 10% |
(24) In net present value terms.
Mr. Bercow: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the total savings to public funds of the private finance initiative contract for the MRI
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Scanner for the North Hampshire Hospitals NHS Trust by comparison with a non-private finance initiative alternative. [49527]
Ms Blears: The business case justifying the individual schemes estimated the net savings in present value terms (ie all future costs and benefits discounted to their present values) compared with publicly funding the scheme as follows:
| Net present costs of PSC v. PFI option | |
|---|---|
| PFI (£000) | 2,487 |
| Public (£000) | 3,130 |
| Savings in net present value terms (£000) | 643 |
| Percentage difference | 26 |
Parliamentary Questions
Mr. Bercow: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many staff were involved in each of the last three years in preparing draft answers to written parliamentary questions; [49140]
- (2) what the cost was to his Department of answering written parliamentary questions in 2001; and how that cost was calculated. [49098]
Ms Blears: I refer the hon. Member to the reply given by my right hon. Friend the President of the Council on 17 April 2002, Official Report, column 929W.
Correspondence
Mr. Brady: To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he will reply to the letter of 11 March from the hon. Member for Altrincham and Sale, West enclosing correspondence from Mrs. Galloway. [48732]
Ms Blears: A reply was sent to the hon. Member on 22 April.
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