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Deep Vein Thrombosis

John Mann: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many in-patient admissions there were for deep vein thrombosis in drug addicts in (a) 2002, (b) 2003 and (c) 2004, broken down by hospital. [209104]

Miss Melanie Johnson: Information showing the total number of finished admissions to national health service trust hospitals in England during 2001–02, 2002–03 and 2003–04, where deep vein thrombosis was the primary diagnosis and where drug addiction was mentioned, has been placed in the Library.

Dorset and Somerset Strategic Health Authority

Mr. Flook: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how much money each primary care trust in the Dorset and Somerset Strategic Health Authority area has received for helping general practitioner surgeries to (a) expand, (b) build new surgeries and (c) renovate outdated buildings in each of the last four years; and what the budgets are for the coming financial year; [214609]

(2) how much money the Dorset and Somerset Strategic Health Area (a) has received and (b) is due to receive under the Local Improvement Finance Trust (LIFT) Scheme, broken down by primary care trust; [216471]

(3) how much of the 2004–05 Local Improvement Finance Trust (LIFT) allocation to Dorset and Somerset Strategic Health Authority has been spent, broken down by primary care trust. [216472]

Ms Rosie Winterton: There are presently no national health service local investment finance trust (LIFT) schemes or private finance initiative (PFI) activity related to general practitioner premises improvements in the Dorset and Somerset Strategic Health Authority (SHA) area. Dorset and premises improvements in the Dorset and Somerset Strategic Health Authority (SHA) area. Dorset and Somerset SHA has advised that it received no applications from local primary care trusts for the fourth wave of LIFT schemes.

Free Eye Tests (Leicester, South)

Mr. Gill: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many free eye tests for pensioners there have been in Leicester, South in each year since 1997. [217984]

Dr. Ladyman: Figures for the number of sight tests by constituency or by pensioners are not collected centrally.
 
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The table shows the number of national health service sight tests paid by the Leicestershire health authority (HA) for the years ending 31 March 2000 to 2003, and the six primary care trusts (PCTs) covering the old Leicestershire HA for the year ending 31 March 2004.
General ophthalmic services: number of sight tests paid by Leicestershire HA for patients aged 60 and over for the years ending 31 March 2000–04

	HA/PCT name	Number of sight tests for aged 60 and over (Thousands)
1999–2000	Leicestershire HA	53.9
2000–01	Leicestershire HA	69.4
2001–02	Leicestershire HA	75.1
2002–03	Leicestershire HA	76.1
2003–04	Melton, Rutland and Harborough PCT	10.9
	Leicester City West PCT	6.8
	Hinckley and Bosworth PCT	7.0
	Charnwood and North West Leicestershire PCT	22.9
	Eastern Leicester PCT	18.3
	South Leicestershire PCT	15. 9
	Total	81.8

Notes:
1. Eligibility for NHS sight tests was extended to patients aged 60 and over from 1 April 1999.
2. PCTs took over responsibilities from HAs in October 2002.

MRSA

Norman Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the incidence of MRSA in hospitals in Sussex. [217032]

Ms Rosie Winterton: There have been 262 reports of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteraemia by trusts in Sussex from April 2003 to March 2004.

It is for primary care trusts in partnership with strategic health authorities and other local stakeholders to determine how best to meet national and local priorities for improving health, and modernising services, including reducing hospital infections.

I am advised that acute trusts in Sussex are working hard to reduce the incidence of MRSA and have clear policies and strategies in place to help them achieve this.

Nurses' Uniforms

Dr. Murrison: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of NHS trust nurses' uniforms were (a) laundered at home and (b) cleaned under (i) commercial contract and (ii) in-house arrangements in the most recent period for which figures are available. [217069]

 
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Mr. Hutton: Information relating to the proportion of nurses' uniforms that are laundered at home or under contract arrangements is not collected centrally.

Primary Care Trusts

Mr. Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the cost of running primary care trusts was in the most recent year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. [213959]

Mr. Hutton: Latest available figures show that, for the 164 primary care trusts established in 2001–02, administration costs totalled £490,075,000.

Shipman Inquiry

Mr. McNamara: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the cost was of each stage of the Shipman Inquiry, broken down by main budget headings; and what the cost was of legal fees paid to each party represented. [215623]

Mr. Hutton: It is not possible to provide details of the cost of each stage of the Shipman Inquiry, but expenditure for the Inquiry as a whole up to the end of January 2005 is shown in the tables.
£ thousand

Shipman Inquiry expenditure (to 31 January 2005)	Amount
Chairman costs including clerk, expenses	79
Legal costs including inquiry legal team, agents, represented parties, other legal costs, experts, witnesses/search/research costs	10,623
Communications including printing/other media, website, public relations, subscriptions, publications	1,185
Facilities including fixtures and fittings, rental, maintenance, copier rental, hospitality	2,370
Information technology including project management, hardware, installations, technical support, legal document management, telecoms	6,231
Other administrative costs	436
Information technology including project management, hardware, installations, technical support, legal document management, telecoms	6,231
Other administrative costs including postage/courier, security, other admin costs	436
Staff costs	1,867
VAT refunds	(2,013)
Total	20,778

The legal fees of the represented parties funded from the inquiry's budget are shown in the following table.
£ thousand

Legal fees of represented parties funded by Shipman Inquiry (to 31 January 2005)	Amount
Tameside Families Support Group	2,159
Detective Inspector David Smith	126.5
Mr. Alan Massey, funeral director	27
Mrs. Primrose Shipman	35
Market Street surgery staff	28.5
Dr. Alan Banks, Medical Adviser, West Pennine health authority	19.5
Tameside Register Office staff	15
Mrs. Christine Whitworth, executor of victim	0.4
Dr. Michael Overton, relative of victim	0.3
Mrs. Janet Schofield, housing manager at sheltered housing complex	1.4
Mrs. Ghislaine Brandt and Mr. Peter Rothman, Market Street pharmacy	3.5
Total	2,416.1

 
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SCOTLAND

Congestion Charge

Mr. George Osborne: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much has been spent on congestion (a) charges and (b) penalty charge notices by the Department since the commencement of the congestion charging scheme. [213824]

Mrs. McGuire: The Scotland Office has incurred no expenditure on congestion charges or penalty charge notices. Costs incurred by vehicles provided by the Government Car Service (GCS) to the Scotland Office are paid by the GCS. I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my hon. Friend the Minister for the Cabinet Office on 10 January 2005, Official Report, columns 89–90W.

Departmental Spending

Mr. Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what his latest estimate is of unallocated departmental spending in (a) 2005–06, (b) 2006–07, and (c) 2007–08; and if he will make a statement. [213255]

Mrs. McGuire: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my right hon. Friend the Chief Secretary to the Treasury on 2 February 2005, Official Report, column 910W.

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