15. Health
The Committee was nominated on 16 July 2001.
It had 11 Members and held 46 Meetings.
|
Members | Meetings
attended
|
|
Hinchliffe, Mr David (Chairman from 18.7.01)
| 43 |
Amess, Mr David | 29
|
Austin, John | 39
|
Burnham, Andy | 42
|
Burns, Mr Simon | 35
|
Dowd, Jim | 37
|
Drown, Julia | 44
|
Gidley, Sandra | 37
|
McDonagh, Siobhain | 33
|
Naysmith, Dr Doug | 46
|
Taylor, Dr Richard | 45
|
|
Overall Attendance: | 84.4 %
|
Turnover of membership during the Session: |
0 % |
Staff
Clerk of the Committee: Dr John Benger, Deputy Principal Clerk
(Senior Structure Band 2)
Second Clerk: Mr James Davies, Senior Clerk (Band A2); Sarah Ioannou
(until 27.7.01), Assistant Clerk (Band A3)
Committee Specialist: Ms Suzanne O'Leary (until 25.10.01), (Band
B1)
Committee Assistant: Mr Frank McShane, Higher Executive Officer
(Band B2)
Secretary: Miss Alex Richards (until 31.5.02), Secretary Grade
3 (Band D1); Mrs Anne Browning (from 8.10.02), Secretary Grade
3 (Band D1)
Specialist Advisers during the Session
Professor Michael Adler, Mr John Appleby, Professor Nick Bosanquet,
Mr Sean Boyle, Mrs Helen Christopher, Professor Joe Collier, Professor
Tony Harrison, Ms Melanie Henwood, Mr Kingsley Manning, Dr Hilary
Pickles, Dr Anton Pozniak, Mr Jon Sussex, Mr Chris Vellenoweth
and Professor Gerald Wistow.
Witnesses | |
Oral evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
| |
Number of appearances by: |
|
Cabinet Ministers | 5
|
Other Ministers | 3
|
Members of the House of Lords (of whom1 was a Minister)
| 1 |
Number of appearances by officials from, or representative of:
| |
Department of Health | 30
|
other departments | 2
|
comprising: HM Treasury | 2
|
public bodies and non-Ministerial departments
| 4 |
comprising: | |
Audit Commission | 1
|
Public Health Laboratory Service Board
| 3 |
Health Authorities | 4
|
comprising: | |
County Durham and Darlington |
1 |
Croydon | 2
|
Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham
| 1 |
Special Health Authorities | 5
|
comprising: | |
National Institute for Clinical Excellence
| 3 |
NHS Appointments Commission |
2 |
NHS Trusts | 9
|
comprising: | |
Bradford Teaching Hospital |
2 |
North Durham Health Care | 2
|
Central Manchester and Manchester Children's University Hospitals
| 2 |
South Manchester University Hospitals
| 1 |
West Middlesex | 1
|
Hull & East Riding Community
| 1 |
Appearances by other witnesses | 76
|
Overseas Visits
Date | Destination
| Members | Staff
| Purpose | Cost
|
24.2-1.3.02 | North America |
8 | 2
| Inquiry into Delayed Discharges | £61,390.07
|
26-30.10.02 | New OrleansA |
2 | 0
| To attend International Congress on Child Migrants
| £8,627.00
(estimated outturn)
|
ATravel in a representative capacity
Visits to European Institutions
Date | Destination
| Members | Staff
| Purpose | Cost
|
8-9.7.02 | Brussels | 8
| 2 | Inquiry into Sexual Health
| £6,048.78 |
UK Visits
Date | Destination
| Members | Staff
| Purpose | Cost
|
29-30.10.01 | Durham and Carlisle
| 8 | 3
| Inquiry into the Role of the Private Sector in the NHS
| £4,323.59 |
13-14.5.02 | Peterborough, Northampton and Bedford
| 7 | 5A
| Inquiry into Delayed Discharges | £2,015.06
|
17-18.6.02 | Yorkshire and Stoke on Trent
| 5 | 4
| Inquiry into Delayed Discharges | £3,345.07
|
AIncludes 1 specialist adviser
Reports and Minutes of Evidence
Title | HC No. (2001-02)
| Date of publication | No. of pages
| Sale price | Government reply
|
First Report: The Role of the Private Sector in the NHS
| 308-I | 15.5.02
| 58 | £11.00
| Cm 5567, published 19.7.02
|
Minutes of Evidence: The Role of the Private Sector in the NHS
| 308-II | 15.5.02
| 372 | £27.30
| Not applicable |
Second Report: National Institute for Clinical Excellence
| 515-I | 3.7.02
| 66 | £11.50
| Cm 5611, published 26.9.02
|
Minutes of Evidence: National Institute for Clinical Excellence
| 515-II | 8.7.02
| 256 | £21.50
| Not applicable |
Third Report: Delayed Discharges | 617-I
| 24.7.02 | 75
| £13.00 | Cm 5645, published 4.11.02
|
Minutes of Evidence: Delayed Discharges |
617-II | 29.7.02
| 296 | £22.50
| Not applicable |
Minutes of Evidence: Public Expenditure |
281 | 8.1.02
| 28 | £7.00
| Not applicable |
Memoranda: Public Expenditure on Health and Personal Social Services 2001
| 242 | 17.1.02
| 268 | £22.50
| Not applicable |
Minutes of Evidence: Role and Functioning of the NHS Appointments Commission
| 833-i | 15.5.02
| 24 | £7.00
| Not applicable |
Minutes of Evidence: Sexual Health | 990-ii
| 10.7.02 | 28
| £7.50 | Not applicable
|
Minutes of Evidence: Sexual Health | 990-iii
| 17.7.02 | 31
| £9.00 | Not applicable
|
Minutes of Evidence: Sexual Health | 990-iv
| 23.7.02 | 29
| £7.50 | Not applicable
|
Minutes of Evidence: Delivering the NHS Plan
| 934-i | 26.7.02
| 28 | £7.50
| Not applicable |
Minutes of Evidence: Sexual Health | 990-i
| 14.8.02 | 27
| £7.50 | Not applicable
|
Government replies to Reports for Session 2000-01
Reply to the Committee's Second Report: Public Health, published
as Cm 5242 (27.7.01).
Reply to the Committee's Third Report: Head Injuries, published
as Cm 5226 (24.7.01).
Reply to the Committee's Fourth Report: Breast Implants, published
as Cm 5241 (19.7.01).
Minutes of Proceedings
The Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee for Session 2000-01
were published on 20.6.01 as HC 490, Session 2000-01. The Minutes
of Proceedings of the Committee for Session 2001-02 will be published
as HC 1321, Session 2001-02.
Divisions
Date | Subject
|
25.4.02 | Two, on Amendments proposed to the Chairman's draft Report on The Role of the Private Sector in the NHS.
|
17.7.02 | Three, on Amendments proposed to the Chairman's draft Report on Delayed Discharges.
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Debates
None.
Oral Evidence
Oral Evidence was taken at 27 of the Committee's 46 Meetings.
On 1 of these occasions evidence was taken partly in private.
Inquiry | Number of oral evidence sessions
|
Delayed Discharges | 6
|
Delivering the NHS Plan | 1
|
National Institute for Clinical Excellence |
4 |
Public Expenditure | 1
|
Public Expenditure 2002 | 2
|
Role and Functioning of the NHS Appointments Commission
| 1 |
Sexual HealthA | 4
|
The Role of the Private Sector in the NHS |
8 |
Total | 27
|
A The Committee did not complete this inquiry in Session
2001-02.
|