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Departmental Advertising
Mr. Bercow: To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what the total expenditure on advertising by the Department was in (a) 2001–02 and (b) 2002–03; and what the level of planned expenditure is for (i) 2003–04 and (ii) 2004–05. [114432]
Ms Rosie Winterton: The information requested for the financial years 2001–02 and 2002–03 is set out in the following table. LCD has not yet decided upon any significant advertising spending for 2003–04 or 2004–05.
| Financial year | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2001–02 | 2002–03 | |
| Lord Chancellor's Department | 0 | 15,800 |
| Court Service | 0 | 31,450 |
| Northern Ireland Court Service | 0 | 0 |
| Public Guardianship Office | 0 | 0 |
| National Archives | 5,250 | 4,535 |
| HM Land Registry | 0 | 23,000 |
Euro
Norman Lamb: To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department when the Lord Chancellor received the Treasury documents relating to the five economic tests and the 18 background studies; what discussions he has held with ministerial colleagues on the tests since receipt of the documents; when he expects to complete his analysis of the documents; and what representations (a) he and (b) departmental officials will make to other Departments before a decision is reached on the economic tests. [115385]
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Ms Rosie Winterton: The Treasury's 18 supporting studies on EMU were sent to Cabinet Ministers on 16 May. The Prime Minister and the Chancellor are holding meetings with Cabinet Members. There was an initial discussion at Cabinet on 22 May followed by a special Cabinet meeting on 5 June. The Chancellor has today made a statement to the House of Commons.
Gibraltar
Mr. MacDougall: To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department when he expects to make a decision on which constituency is to include Gibraltar for the next European elections. [117880]
Yvette Cooper: Section 10 of the European Parliament (Representation) Act 2003 (EPR) requires the Electoral Commission to make a recommendation to the Lord Chancellor before 1 September 2003 as to the electoral region to be combined with Gibraltar. Section 11 of the EPR Act enables the Lord Chancellor to specify the region by order, and he would expect to do so shortly after receiving the recommendation from the Electoral Commission.
Liquor Licences
Ms Christine Russell: To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what financial savings the Lord Chancellor's Department will make when the responsibility for issuing liquor licences is removed from magistrates. [116742]
Yvette Cooper: My Department has not yet undertaken a full costing but it is unlikely there will be significant savings for the Department. The licensing judges and magistrates courts currently recover part of their costs through fees, so only limited savings will be made when responsibility for issuing liquor licenses is removed from magistrates. The magistrates' and clerks' manpower on licensing will be re-deployed so as to reduce unnecessary delay in criminal proceedings.
Some savings are expected from changes to the appeal system. Appeals against decisions made by local authorities will be heard by magistrates courts, rather than the Crown Court where the cost of an appeal sitting is greater. The view of the Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) is that the number of appeals to the magistrates court will not exceed the number of appeals currently handled by the Crown Court.
During the transitional period the Department is likely to have increased costs as the courts will still be incurring the costs of enforcement without the income from renewed licenses.
School Exclusions
Huw Irranca-Davies: To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what the cost to the legal aid system of appeals against fixed term exclusions from secondary schools in the UK was in the last 12 months. [116938]
Ms Rosie Winterton: The information required to answer the question is not readily available and can be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
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HEALTH
Mental Health
Mr. Paul Marsden: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of progress in creating a world class mental health service, as envisaged in the Wanless Report. [117575]
Jacqui Smith: Good progress is being made in creating a world class mental health service, as envisaged in the Wanless Report. Early targets, set in the mental health national service framework and the NHS Plan, have been met and progress is also being made towards the remainder, including a range of specialised teams and services; new staff and new ways of working. However, we are still in the early stages of a programme of work that will take some time to realise in full.
Mr. Blizzard: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how he will implement the proposals in the NHS document, Developing Services for carers and families of people with mental illness; and what funding he will make available for this. [115905]
Jacqui Smith: Implementation of the document Developing Services for Carers and Families of people with mental illness is the responsibility of commissioners and providers of health and social care mental health services. Primary care trusts also have a vital role to play in identifying and supporting carers of people with mental health problems.
The NHS Plan published in July 2000 provided for extra annual investment of over £300 million by 2003–04 to support plans for modernisation and additional resources are delivered within general allocation; funds which are not ring-fenced. This arrangement, consistent with the principles set out in Shifting the Balance of Power, permits resources to be more closely matched to the needs of local people, and enables primary care trusts to take full account of strengths or gaps in local services. Strategic health authorities performance manage PCTs for their responsibilities in this regard, consistent with national guidance and the objectives set out in their local delivery plans.
The National Institute for Mental Health in England (NIMHE), including its development centres, are supporting local services and communities to implement this guidance. To help to this, NIMHE will help to share positive practice and support liaison at a national level.
Mrs. Curtis-Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many children under 18 are being treated by adult mental health services in the Mersey Care NHS Trust area. [116287]
Jacqui Smith: On 30 May 2003, 31 children under 18 were being cared for by adult mental health services in the Mersey Care National Health Service Trust area.
Mrs. Humble: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what level of funding per capita is being spent by (a) Blackpool Primary Care Trust and (b) Wyre Primary Care Trust on child and adolescent mental health services in 2003–04; and what the average spending per capita is of primary care trusts in England. [116449]
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Jacqui Smith: The first set of financial returns for Blackpool and Wyre Primary Care Trusts will be for 2002–03, which are not yet available. The child and adolescent psychiatry services offered by Blackpool and Wyre PCTs in 2002–03, were in 2001–02 offered by Blackpool, Wyre and Fylde Community national health service trust.
Information on expenditure by Blackpool. Wyre and Fylde Community NHS Trust, is shown in the tables:
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Total population | 50,180,601 |
| Population (0–14-year olds) | 10,042,683 |
| North West Lancashire (0–14-year olds) | 88,069 |
| Primary care trusts | NHS trusts | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expenditure—2001–02 | 6,981,200 | 184,985,938 | 191,967,138 |
| Expenditure per capita (full population) | 0.14 | 3.69 | 3.83 |
| Expenditure per capita (0–14-year olds) | 0.70 | 18.42 | 19.12 |
| £ | |
|---|---|
| Expenditure—2001–02 | 1,329,639 |
| Expenditure per capita (full population) | 0.03 |
| Expenditure per capita (0–14-year olds) | 0.13 |
| Expenditure per capita (0–14 year olds— North West Lancashire health authority) | 15.10 |
| Primary care trusts | NHS trusts | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expenditure—2001–02 | 188,058,474 | 4,387,360,642 | 4,575,419,116 |
| Expenditure per capita (full population) | 3.75 | 87.43 | 91.18 |
Note:
A different set of population projections have been used in order to supply a population split for North West Lancashire Health Authority. Children have been classified as up to 14 years old.
Source:
Health Authority Revenue Resource Limits Exposition Book, 2001–2002. The Department of Health.
Mrs. Humble: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what level of funding per capita is being spent by (a) Blackpool Primary Care Trust and (b) Wyre Primary Care Trust on services for adults with mental health problems in the current financial year; and what the average spending per capita is of primary care trusts in England. [116450]
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Jacqui Smith: The first set of financial returns for Blackpool and Wyre Primary Care Trusts will be for 2002–03, which are not yet available. The adult mental health services offered by Blackpool and Wyre PCTs in 2002–03, were in 2001–02 provided by the Blackpool Wyre and Fylde Community national health service trust.
Information on the expenditure by the Blackpool, Wyre and Fylde Community NHS trust is shown in the table.
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Total population | 50,180,601 |
| Population—Adults (over 14-years old) | 40,137,917 |
| North West Lancashire health authority adults | 374,174 |
| Primary care trusts | NHS trusts | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expenditure—2001–02 | 188,058,474 | 4,387,360,642 | 4,575,419,116 |
| Expenditure per capita (full population) | 3.75 | 87.43 | 91.18 |
| Expenditure per capita (adults) | 4.69 | 109.31 | 113.99 |
| £ | |
|---|---|
| Expenditure—mental health adult services | 20,974,938 |
| Expenditure per capita (full population) | 0.42 |
| Expenditure per capita (0–14-year olds) | 0.52 |
| Expenditure per capita (adults—North West Lancashire health authority) | 56.06 |
Source:
Health Authority Revenue Resource Limits Exposition Book, 2001–2002. The Department of Health.
Mrs. Humble: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the level of spending on child and adolescent mental health services was in (a) 1996–97 and (b) 2002–03. [116451]
Jacqui Smith: The tables, based on returns from trusts, show expenditure for 1996–97 and 2001–02 on child and adolescent psychiatry for in-patients, out-patients and day care patients. Comparable expenditure for 2002–03 will be available this September in provisional form and the fully validated figures in February 2004.
Other data now available from the new national child and adolescent mental health service mapping exercise, details of which can be found at www.dur.ac.uk/service.mapping/CAMH/, shows expenditure for 2002–03 on specialist child and adolescent mental health services at tiers 2–4 of £241,289,112.
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| In-patients expenditure | Out-patients expenditure | Day care expenditure | Total expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996–97(21) | ||||
| NHS Trust | 45,357,584 | 58,825,911 | 13,358,981 | 117,542,476 |
| 2001–022,3 | ||||
| NHS Trust | 60,385,645 | 105,272,276 | 19,328,017 | 184,985,938 |
| Primary Care Trust | 1,114,767 | 5,866,433 | 0 | 6,981,200 |
| Total | 61,500,412 | 111,138,709 | 19,328,017 | 191,967,138 |
Sources:
(21) Annual financial returns for NHS Trusts
(22) Annual financial returns for NHS Trusts
(23) Annual financial returns for Primary Care Trusts
Mr. Steen: To ask the Secretary of State for Health why schizophrenia patients on anti-psychotic medication are required to pay prescription charges. [116933]
Mr. Lammy: Prescription charges are not payable by schizophrenia patients who are aged under 16 or 60 or over, who are (or their partner is) receiving income support or income based jobseekers allowance, or who are named on a national health service tax credit exemption certificate. Other patients on a low income may receive help under the NHS low income scheme.
By using a prescription prepayment certificate, no one who has to pay need pay more than £32.90 for four months, or £90.40 for 12 months, for all NHS medication they are prescribed.
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