House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 24 Jun 2002 (pt 24)

Performance Targets

Mr. Bercow: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what has been the (a) cost and (b) saving from the pursuit of the Department's Public Service Agreement targets in each year since they were introduced; [60887]

(a)

(b)

Mr. Lammy: The Department's public service agreement set outs the key outcomes it is committed to deliver with the resources provided, and its service delivery agreement sets out the key steps towards delivery of those targets. Every year the Department publishes performance against its targets—including on value for money and the resources it has used, in its departmental report.

Action Zone (Tyne and Wear)

Dr. Fox: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many homes in Tyne and Wear have been insulated as a result of the Health Action Zone campaign there. [61430]

Ms Blears: I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave him on 10 June 2002, Official Report, column 1087W.

Ward Housekeepers

Dr. Fox: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will publish the job description of a ward housekeeper. [61461]

Mr. Lammy: The main elements of the role are ensuring the delivery of cleaning, catering, and minor maintenance, together with other specified tasks to meet individual patient needs as determined by the ward sister/charge nurse. A full job description is available in a document published by NHS Estates—'A First Guide to New Modern and Dependable Ward Housekeeping Services in the NHS'—published in November 2001.

Youth Treatment Centres

Dr. Fox: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the definition is of a youth treatment centre; what conditions they treat; where they are located; and how many children are treated in each. [61458]

Jacqui Smith: Two youth treatment centres were opened in the 1970s to provide long-term care and treatment for a small minority of severely disturbed and antisocial children whose specialist treatment needs could not be satisfactorily met by the forms of residential provision that existed at that time. The first centre, based in Brentwood in Essex, closed in 1995 and the second based in Birmingham in the Midlands closed in 2000. The children and young people that may have been considered

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for placement with youth treatment centres are now cared for in local authority provision or placed by the youth justice board as appropriate to their needs.

School Fruit

Dr. Fox: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his answer of 29 April 2002, Official Report, column 624W, on school fruit, which varieties of fruit are distributed as part of the national school fruit scheme; and from which countries each fruit is imported. [61525]

Jacqui Smith: Apples, pears, bananas and easy peel citrus are supplied as part of the national school fruit scheme. The contracted suppliers and distributors of fruit to the scheme have reported the following countries of origin for the four fruit types:

Apples: UK, Belgium, France, the Netherlands, New Zealand, South Africa, Argentina, Chile and the USA

Pears: UK, Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Portugal, South Africa and Chile

Easy peel citrus: Spain, South Africa, Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay

Bananas: Cameroon, Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guadaloupe, Martinique, Surinam and Windward Isles.

Health Care Professionals

Dr. Fox: To ask the Secretary of State for Health under what circumstances he plans to demand patient information from health care professionals. [61424]

Mr. Lammy: I have no plans to demand patient information from health care professionals. While the Health Service (Control of Patient Information) Regulations 2002 permit me to introduce a requirement for patient information to be disclosed in support of work on cancer or communicable disease surveillance, I will

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only do so if so advised by the independent patient information advisory group. In the absence of such a requirement, the regulations are permissive rather than prescriptive, allowing but not requiring information to be disclosed.

Hearing Aids

Sandra Gidley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps his Department is taking to monitor whether (a) primary care trusts and (b) health authorities are making funding available to provide the best quality hearing aids to all patients. [61078]

Jacqui Smith: The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) issued guidance on hearing aid technology in July 2000. Directions have been issued obliging health authorities and primary care trusts to provide appropriate funding so that clinical decisions made by doctors involving NICE recommended treatments or drugs can be funded.

We expect all health authorities and primary care trusts to meet their statutory obligations to provide appropriate funding for treatments recommended by the National Institute for Clinical Excellence. The new strategic health authorities will manage the performance of their constituent national health service bodies in meeting these commitments.

Abortions

Sandra Gidley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list by health authority in England and Wales the percentage of NHS-funded abortions occurring within 10 weeks gestation of pregnancy in each of the last five years. [61073]

Ms Blears: The information requested is set out as follows.

Abortions in England and Wales 1997–2001 performed under 10 weeks gestation, percentage NHS funded

Year of termination

Health authority of residence (2001 boundaries) 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001⁽³⁰⁾

England

Avon 64 63 64 60 53

Barking and Havering 44 49 42 50 71

Barnet, Enfield and Haringey 47 55 58 51 47

Barnsley 58 70 63 69 72

Bedfordshire 48 44 48 51 53

Berkshire 78 80 78 75 78

Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich 49 58 51 57 62

Birmingham 59 56 62 66 67

Bradford 73 70 67 68 65

Brent and Harrow 75 77 74 73 75

Buckinghamshire 64 63 66 67 72

Bury and Rochdale 53 56 49 63 65

Calderdale and Kirklees 79 77 75 77 76

Cambridgeshire 82 82 82 84 81

Camden and Islington 51 55 55 57 55

Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 64 82 86 87 76

County Durham 93 89 88 88 88

Coventry 92 95 87 92 96

Croydon 75 75 53 53 68

Doncaster 84 81 83 83 85

Dorset 42 44 41 46 45

Dudley 54 53 53 50 65

Ealing, Hammersmith and Hounslow 49 40 40 43 40

East Kent 64 65 67 72 80

East Lancashire 84 81 84 88 86

East London and The City 39 39 43 43 33

East Riding 88 88 89 90 89

East Surrey 49 51 60 58 70

East Sussex, Brighton and Hove 47 43 54 52 54

Gateshead and South Tyneside 92 91 92 87 88

Gloucestershire 82 77 79 79 83

Herefordshire 87 84 88 91 87

Hertfordshire 52 61 59 61 63

Hillingdon 47 55 59 55 62

Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and SE Hants 82 82 85 86 82

Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster 51 56 53 54 54

Kingston and Richmond 44 43 40 39 38

Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham 40 58 59 58 51

Leeds 75 64 59 72 70

Leicestershire 77 81 83 83 79

Lincolnshire 85 84 88 89 89

Liverpool 82 74 71 68 60

Manchester 55 57 71 82 86

Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth 54 52 49 48 44

Morecambe Bay 86 87 76 82 77

Newcastle and North Tyneside 92 92 94 93 95

Norfolk 91 92 90 90 90

North and East Devon 94 94 94 94 95

North and Mid Hampshire 40 42 42 54 64

North Cheshire 79 76 75 73 79

North Cumbria 97 98 98 97 96

North Derbyshire 84 86 86 88 90

North Essex 50 57 53 52 52

North Nottinghamshire 77 82 83 84 84

North Staffordshire 62 71 68 64 63

North West Lancashire 39 48 48 60 73

North Yorkshire 79 72 72 71 71

Northamptonshire 66 68 64 63 62

Northumberland 97 96 94 95 95

Nottingham 69 79 84 80 78

Oxfordshire 89 88 84 82 79

Redbridge and Waltham Forest 31 45 30 26 37

Rotherham 76 69 74 77 78

Salford and Trafford 47 46 59 66 71

Sandwell 73 70 68 70 79

Sefton 78 71 67 64 75

Sheffield 81 77 78 82 86

Shropshire 61 68 72 75 78

Solihull 29 27 29 48 55

Somerset 91 86 85 82 81

South and West Devon 89 87 95 96 92

South Cheshire 74 70 66 68 74

South Essex 61 64 62 64 68

South Humber 89 92 93 93 91

South Lancashire 52 47 53 57 67

South Staffordshire 57 64 68 75 78

Southampton and South West Hampshire 75 71 76 76 77

Southern Derbyshire 76 81 86 76 78

St. Helens and Knowsley 74 71 68 65 63

Stockport 64 59 63 63 73

Suffolk 87 86 87 88 85

Sunderland 95 88 87 88 88

Tees 97 95 94 96 96

Wakefield 63 50 51 63 71

Walsall 51 45 46 48 48

Warwickshire 90 85 81 87 88

West Kent 59 75 76 73 77

West Pennine 62 58 52 73 81

West Surrey 64 64 68 66 70

West Sussex 38 42 47 50 55

Wigan and Bolton 60 58 62 68 73

Wiltshire 51 55 55 59 69

Wirral 84 66 75 73 83

Wolverhampton 44 38 38 58 67

Wales

Bro Taf 61 56 66 73 70

Dyfed Powys 90 92 90 89 90

Gwent 93 92 90 86 88

Morgannwg 93 94 92 91 89

North Wales 83 82 82 81 84

	Year of termination
Health authority of residence (2001 boundaries)	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001⁽³⁰⁾
England
Avon	64	63	64	60	53
Barking and Havering	44	49	42	50	71
Barnet, Enfield and Haringey	47	55	58	51	47
Barnsley	58	70	63	69	72
Bedfordshire	48	44	48	51	53
Berkshire	78	80	78	75	78
Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich	49	58	51	57	62
Birmingham	59	56	62	66	67
Bradford	73	70	67	68	65
Brent and Harrow	75	77	74	73	75
Buckinghamshire	64	63	66	67	72
Bury and Rochdale	53	56	49	63	65
Calderdale and Kirklees	79	77	75	77	76
Cambridgeshire	82	82	82	84	81
Camden and Islington	51	55	55	57	55
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly	64	82	86	87	76
County Durham	93	89	88	88	88
Coventry	92	95	87	92	96
Croydon	75	75	53	53	68
Doncaster	84	81	83	83	85
Dorset	42	44	41	46	45
Dudley	54	53	53	50	65
Ealing, Hammersmith and Hounslow	49	40	40	43	40
East Kent	64	65	67	72	80
East Lancashire	84	81	84	88	86
East London and The City	39	39	43	43	33
East Riding	88	88	89	90	89
East Surrey	49	51	60	58	70
East Sussex, Brighton and Hove	47	43	54	52	54
Gateshead and South Tyneside	92	91	92	87	88
Gloucestershire	82	77	79	79	83
Herefordshire	87	84	88	91	87
Hertfordshire	52	61	59	61	63
Hillingdon	47	55	59	55	62
Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and SE Hants	82	82	85	86	82
Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster	51	56	53	54	54
Kingston and Richmond	44	43	40	39	38
Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham	40	58	59	58	51
Leeds	75	64	59	72	70
Leicestershire	77	81	83	83	79
Lincolnshire	85	84	88	89	89
Liverpool	82	74	71	68	60
Manchester	55	57	71	82	86
Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth	54	52	49	48	44
Morecambe Bay	86	87	76	82	77
Newcastle and North Tyneside	92	92	94	93	95
Norfolk	91	92	90	90	90
North and East Devon	94	94	94	94	95
North and Mid Hampshire	40	42	42	54	64
North Cheshire	79	76	75	73	79
North Cumbria	97	98	98	97	96
North Derbyshire	84	86	86	88	90
North Essex	50	57	53	52	52
North Nottinghamshire	77	82	83	84	84
North Staffordshire	62	71	68	64	63
North West Lancashire	39	48	48	60	73
North Yorkshire	79	72	72	71	71
Northamptonshire	66	68	64	63	62
Northumberland	97	96	94	95	95
Nottingham	69	79	84	80	78
Oxfordshire	89	88	84	82	79
Redbridge and Waltham Forest	31	45	30	26	37
Rotherham	76	69	74	77	78
Salford and Trafford	47	46	59	66	71
Sandwell	73	70	68	70	79
Sefton	78	71	67	64	75
Sheffield	81	77	78	82	86
Shropshire	61	68	72	75	78
Solihull	29	27	29	48	55
Somerset	91	86	85	82	81
South and West Devon	89	87	95	96	92
South Cheshire	74	70	66	68	74
South Essex	61	64	62	64	68
South Humber	89	92	93	93	91
South Lancashire	52	47	53	57	67
South Staffordshire	57	64	68	75	78
Southampton and South West Hampshire	75	71	76	76	77
Southern Derbyshire	76	81	86	76	78
St. Helens and Knowsley	74	71	68	65	63
Stockport	64	59	63	63	73
Suffolk	87	86	87	88	85
Sunderland	95	88	87	88	88
Tees	97	95	94	96	96
Wakefield	63	50	51	63	71
Walsall	51	45	46	48	48
Warwickshire	90	85	81	87	88
West Kent	59	75	76	73	77
West Pennine	62	58	52	73	81
West Surrey	64	64	68	66	70
West Sussex	38	42	47	50	55
Wigan and Bolton	60	58	62	68	73
Wiltshire	51	55	55	59	69
Wirral	84	66	75	73	83
Wolverhampton	44	38	38	58	67
Wales
Bro Taf	61	56	66	73	70
Dyfed Powys	90	92	90	89	90
Gwent	93	92	90	86	88
Morgannwg	93	94	92	91	89
North Wales	83	82	82	81	84

⁽³⁰⁾ Provisional

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