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Refurbishment Costs
Mr. Burns: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the cost of refurbishment of Department of Health owned buildings has been since May 1997. [184554]
Ms Rosie Winterton: For the seven years until 31 March 2004, the cost of refurbishment of the Department of Health's owned buildings has been as follows:
| £ | |
|---|---|
| 1997–98 | 1,980,802 |
| 1998–99 | 1,271,733 |
| 1999–00 | 1,453,483 |
| 2000–01 | 652,456 |
| 2001–02 | 559,009 |
| 2002–03 | 1,874,284 |
| 2003–04 | 2,613,000 |
| Total: | 10,404,767 |
Seroxat
Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for Health for what reason the manufacturers of Seroxat were permitted to market that product in a 30 mg tablet size. [179677]
Ms Rosie Winterton: I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave to the hon. Member for East Worthing and Shoreham (Tim Loughton) on 21 June 2004, Official Report, column 1268W.
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many teenagers were treated for sexually transmitted diseases in (a) England, (b) each region and (c) each strategic health authority in each year since 1996. [177794]
Miss Melanie Johnson: I refer the hon. Member to the replies I gave him on 1 March 2004, Official Report, column 709W and on 25 March 2004, Official Report, column 1067W. I regret, however, that investigation has revealed that the data previously provided, on 1 March at column 709W in respect of strategic health authorities, was incorrect. Revised data are shown in the table.
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| SHA | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire | 1,147 | 1,288 | 1,340 | 1,398 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 779 | 830 | 872 | 870 |
| Birmingham and the Black Country | 1,373 | 1,441 | 2,098 | 2,347 |
| Cheshire and Merseyside | 1,506 | 1,706 | 1,840 | 2,241 |
| County Durham and Tees Valley | 618 | 578 | 606 | 764 |
| Coventry, Warwickshire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire | 718 | 864 | 891 | 898 |
| Cumbria and Lancashire | 1,132 | 1,197 | 1,325 | 1,596 |
| Dorset and Somerset | 624 | 760 | 753 | 855 |
| Essex | 783 | 759 | 919 | 937 |
| Greater Manchester | 2,025 | 2,218 | 2,464 | 2,494 |
| Hampshire and Isle of Wight | 1,184 | 1,325 | 1,117 | 1,212 |
| Kent and Medway | 627 | 626 | 571 | 689 |
| Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland | 887 | 1,239 | 1,072 | 1,185 |
| Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire | 1,117 | 1,222 | 1,295 | 1,463 |
| North and East Yorkshire and Northern | 639 | 678 | 912 | 1,278 |
| North Central London | 856 | 975 | 1,250 | 1,398 |
| North East London | 989 | 1,271 | 1,561 | 1,759 |
| North West London | 1,163 | 1,816 | 1,833 | 1,755 |
| Northumberland, Tyne and Wear | 1,083 | 1,144 | 1,086 | 1,163 |
| Shropshire and Staffordshire | 812 | 879 | 985 | 1,051 |
| South East London | 1,805 | 1,755 | 1,850 | 1,871 |
| South West London | 906 | 1,228 | 1,253 | 1,476 |
| South West Peninsula | 811 | 880 | 886 | 980 |
| South Yorkshire | 1,454 | 1,544 | 1,567 | 1,847 |
| Surrey and Sussex | 990 | 1,122 | 1,185 | 1,484 |
| Thames Valley | 1,086 | 1,248 | 1,411 | 1,423 |
| Trent | 1,910 | 1,959 | 2,005 | 2,241 |
| West Yorkshire | 1,522 | 1,536 | 1,944 | 2,275 |
| England total | 30,546 | 34,088 | 36,891 | 40,950 |
(82) STIs for which age group data is collected: infectious syphilis, uncomplicated gonorrhoea, genital herpes, genital warts.
Source:
Health Protection Agency, KC60 returns.
Shared Services Special Health Authority
Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to establish a shared services special health authority; and if he will make a statement. [182656]
Mr. Hutton: There are no plans to establish a shared services special health authority.
Slaughter Processes
Norman Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will take steps to ensure that all meat or meat products on sale which are the result of a slaughter process where pre-stunning has been absent are required to be labelled accordingly. [182246]
Miss Melanie Johnson:
There is currently no requirement in United Kingdom law to provide the method of slaughter on labels. The Government recognise that some consumers may wish to have access
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to this information. This issue was one of the points raised by the Farm Animal Welfare Council's report on welfare at slaughter, the Government's response to which went out to public consultation. The Food Standards Agency will consider the responses to that consultation before deciding what action it might take on this issue. In the interim industry may wish to consider voluntary labelling to assist consumer choice in this area.
St. Helens and Knowsley Hospital Trust
Mr. Watts: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the revenue and capital budgets were for the St. Helens and Knowsley Hospital Trust for each year from 1997 to 2004. [184617]
Miss Melanie Johnson:
The information requested is not available in the format requested.
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Information on revenue budgets for the national health service trust is only available for 1998–99 onwards. The revenue budget for the St. Helens and Knowsley Hospital NHS Trust is shown in the table.
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| 1998–99 | 104,391,000 |
| 1999–2000 | 112,857,000 |
| 2000–01 | 124,978,000 |
| 2001–02 | 140,625,000 |
| 2002–03 | 139,610,000 |
Note:
The figures represent the total income or "turnover" of the trust.
Source:
Audited summarisation schedules of St. Helens and Knowsley NHS Trust 1998–99 to 2002–03.
Prior to 2003–04, capital budget was allocated to the Department's former regional offices. The operational capital budget for the St. Helens and Knowsley Hospital NHS Trust is shown in the table.
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| 2003–04 | 2,674,000 |
| 2004–05 | 3,053,000 |
| 2005–06 | 3,454,000 |
Strategic Health Authorities
Mr. Spring: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the (a) remit and (b) activities of strategic health authorities. [184152]
Mr. Hutton: Strategic health authorities (SHAs) are the local headquarters of the national health service.
The main functions of SHAs are:
Creating a strategic framework to deliver the NHS Plan in their areas.
Managing the performance of NHS organisations in their areas.
Building capacity and supporting performance improvement across all local health agencies.
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