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Criminal Offences

Mr. Oaten: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the criminal offences created in legislation sponsored by his Department in the (a) 2002–03 and (b) 2003–04 session, broken down by Act. [206865]

Ms Rosie Winterton: The Department sponsored the following legislation, which created the following criminal offences:
Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards)Act 2003

Section 36	making false or reckless declarations in relation to standing or voting at foundation trust elections and meetings.
Section 67	obstructing the exercise by a person authorised by Commission for Health Audit Inspection (CHAI) of powers of entry and inspection and related matters and failure to comply with requirements relating to those powers.
Section 68	failure to comply with requirements imposed by CHAI for the provision of documents, information, records or other items.
Section 69	failure to provide CHAI or an authorised person with an explanation of specified matters.
Sections 73–75	similar provision to those in sections 67–69 in relation to Wales and the Welsh Assembly
Section 89	obstructing the exercise by a person authorised by Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI) of powers of entry and inspection and related matters and failure to comply with requirements relating to those powers.
Section 90	failure to comply with a requirement imposed by CSCI for the provision of documents, information, records or other items.
Section 91	failure to provide CSCI or an authorised person with an explanation of specified matters.
Section 99–101	similar provisions to those in sections 89–91 in relation to Wales and the Welsh Assembly.
Section 136	disclosure of confidential personal information obtained by CHAI
Section 185	this substitutes a new provision for section 13 of the Social Security Act 1988 about welfare foods. It contains a power to provide for social security offences to apply in that context.
Schedule 5	failure to comply with requirements of an auditor of a foundation trust and unauthorised disclosure of information obtained by an auditor or his representative.

 
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The Human Tissue Act 2004

Section 5	breach of prohibition of activities relating to human tissue without consent and misrepresentation in respect of consent, etc
Section 8	breach of restriction of activities in relation to donated human bodies or material from bodies.
Section 25	breach of requirement for licence in respect of various activities relating to human bodies or material from bodies.
Section 30	offences in relation to possession of anatomical specimens away from licensed premises
Section 31	offences in relation to possession of former anatomical specimens away from licensed premises.
Section 32	breach of prohibition of unauthorised commercial dealings in human material for transplantation.
Section 33	breach of restriction on transplants involving a live donor.
Section 34	failure to comply with regulations requiring information about transplant operations.
Section 45	breach of requirements about non-consensual analysis of DNA.
Schedule 5	failure to comply with requirements about powers of inspection, entry, search and seizure, and obstruction in relation to their exercise

Dentistry

Tom Cox: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many dentists within the London borough of Wandsworth (a) only treat patients under the NHS, (b) treat patients under the NHS and also privately and (c) treat patients solely as private patients. [214391]

Ms Rosie Winterton: Information on the private work of national health service dentists or of dentists working wholly privately is not available.
 
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There were 158 dentists (general dental service and personal dental service), working in the Wandsworth primary care trust area, as at 31 December 2004.

Sir Paul Beresford: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the differences are between the 2003 Keeping in Touch scheme for dentists and the Returning to Dentistry campaign launched in 2004. [214514]

Ms Rosie Winterton [holding answer 7 February 2005]: The returning to dentistry campaign in 2004 reinforced and expanded the keeping in touch scheme, which is still in operation. Returning to dentistry emphasised opportunities for refresher training, work shadowing, advice on national health service administration and bursary support to assist return to NHS practice.

Sir Paul Beresford: To ask the Secretary of State for Health for how long the Returning to Dentistry campaign ran; how many calls it received; and what the total budget was, broken down by (a) advertising and (b) operating costs. [214515]

Ms Rosie Winterton [holding answer 7 February 2005]: Advertisements for the Returning to Dentistry campaign ran from the end of June until the end of August 2004. A total of 288 calls were received. The total media budget was £118,669 and the total cost of producing the leaflets was £20,352. The cost of call handling was subsumed within the overall costs of the national health service careers call centre.

Sir Paul Beresford: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what discussions his Department has had with primary care trusts prior to launching the Returning to Dentistry campaign; and what feedback has been received from the trusts as a result of the campaign. [214516]

Ms Rosie Winterton [holding answer 7 February 2005]: The returning to dentistry campaign was launched in June 2004. No formal discussions were held with primary care trusts before the launch. Since April 2004, 65 dentists (37 Whole Time Equivalents) have returned to national health service practice. No direct feedback has been received from trusts as a result of the campaign.

Mr. Damian Green: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what forecast figures his Department has for (a) adults and (b) children registering with an NHS dentist in 2005. [206752]

Ms Rosie Winterton: We are to recruit the equivalent of 1,000 additional dentists to the national health service by October 2005. This will provide sufficient additional capacity for the dental care of two million more patients. The split between adults and children will vary depending upon the area to which each dentist is recruited and the range of services offered by the dentists already practicing in the area.

Dr. Murrison: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many whole-time equivalent dentists have been recruited back to the NHS through the keeping in touch scheme. [209191]

 
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Ms Rosie Winterton: Since April 2004, we have been informed of 22.8 whole-time equivalent dentists who have returned to national health service practice via the keeping in touch scheme.

Experimental Crops

Andrew George: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the likely impact of draft guidelines published by the United States Food and Drug Administration regarding the regulation of experimental crops on UK (a) importers and (b) retailers of (i) animal feed and (ii) food intended for human consumption. [211733]

Miss Melanie Johnson [holding answer 31 January 2005]: The proposed measures published by the United States Food and Drug Administration impact equally across the European Union. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has raised this issue with the European Commission and other member states, and encouraged the Commission to reply on behalf of the EU. The FSA has not therefore made an assessment of the likely impact of the draft guidelines.

Health Care Trusts (Devon)

Mr. Steen: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the trusts operating in Devon in (a) mental health care, (b) general health care, (c) elderly care and (d) special care; which of them were operating in 1997; how many staff are employed by each trust; how many were employed in 1997; and what the costs of running the Health Service in Devon (i) are in 2004–05 and (ii)were in 1997. [214072]

 
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Ms Rosie Winterton [holding answer 4 February 2005]: Information relating to the cost of running health services in Devon in 1997 is not held centrally. Information is not held centrally for mental health trusts income turnover.

The running costs for the health service in Devon shown by primary care trust allocations for 2004–05 are shown in table one.
Table 1

Primary care trust	Allocation (£ million)
East Devon PCT	115.3
Mid Devon PCT	89.6
North Devon PCT	143.9
South Hams and West Devon PCT	98.1
Plymouth PCT	250.3
Torbay PCT	141.0
Teignbridge PCT	103.1
Exeter PCT	119.0

The latest available data for trust annual income/turnover for 2003–04 is shown in table two.
Table 2

NHS trust	Income (£000)
Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust	69,509
Royal Devon and Exeter Healthcare NHS Trust	199,095
South Devon Healthcare NHS Trust	129,640
Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust	241,384

The number of staff employed in trusts providing healthcare for the residents of Devon is shown in tables three and four.
Table 3: Hospital, Public Health Medicine and Community Health Services (HCHS) Staff, General Medical Practitioners and Practice staff for South West Peninsula 1997 and 2003

	1997
	All NHS staff	Of which: All Doctors	Of which: HCHS staff	General Medical Practitioners (excluding retainers)	HCHS non-medical staff	GP Practice staff	Of which: GP Practice nurses
South West Peninsula	31,835	2,566	1,500	1,066	26,084	3,185	693
Cornwall Health Care NHS Trust	—	—	56	—	3,148	—	—
North and East Devon Partnerships NHS Trust	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
North Devon Healthcare Trust	—	—	118	—	2,022	—	—
Plymouth Community Services NHS Trust	—	—	37	—	2,111	—	—
Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust	—	—	393	—	3,625	—	—
Royal Cornwall Hospitals and West Cornwall Hospital NHS Trust	—	—	268	—	3,018	—	—
Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Trust	—	—	305	—	2,942	—	—
South Devon Healthcare NHS Trust	—	—	238	—	4,175	—	—
Trecare NHS Trust	—	—	4	—	710	—	—

Table 4: Hospital, Public Health Medicine and Community Health Services (HCHS) Staff, General Medical Practitioners and Practice staff for South West Peninsula 1997 and 2003

	2003
	All NHS staff	Of which: All Doctors	Of which: HCHS staff	General Medical Practitioners (excluding retainers)	HCHS non-medical staff	GP Practice staff	Of which: GP Practice nurses
Southwest Peninsula	40,308	3,346	2,196	1,150	33,163	3,799	795
Cornwall Health Care NHS Trust	2,004	56	56	—	1,948	—	—
North and East Devon Partnerships NHS Trust	2,379	94	94	—	2,285	—	—
North Devon Healthcare Trust	1,838	139	139	—	1,699	—	—
Plymouth Community Services NHS Trust	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust	5,540	614	614	—	4,926	—	—
Royal Cornwall Hospitals and West Cornwall Hospital NHS Trust	4,826	448	448	—	4,378	—	—
Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Trust	4,637	396	396	—	4,241	—	—
South Devon Healthcare NHS Trust	3,520	297	297	—	3,223	—	—
Trecare NHS Trust	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

 
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