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NHS Pay Bill Costs

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health (Dr. Stephen Ladyman): Total expenditure on pay bill costs, whole time equivalent staff numbers and average pay bill costs for hospital doctors, general practitioners, all doctors and qualified nurses for 2003–04 are given in the table.

	Total pay billExpenditure2003–04£ million	Staff numbersWhole timeequivalents	Average paybill costs£ 000s
Hospital doctors	6,142	72,260	85
General practitioners	2,200	29,777	74
All doctors	8,342	102,037	82
Qualified nurses	8,677	291,925	30

NORTHERN IRELAND

Northern Ireland Prison Service Corporate and Business Plan 2005–08

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (Mr. Ian Pearson): I have placed copies of the Northern Ireland Prison Service's corporate and business plan for 2005–08 in the Libraries of both Houses.

The corporate and business plan contains the key performance targets I have set for the service for 2005–06. They are:

No escape for top and high-risk prisoners.

No more than three escapes per 1,000 medium and low risk prisoners.

The number of staff assaulted by prisoners is less than a ratio of 3 per 100 prisoners.

The number of prisoners assaulted by prisoners is less than a ratio of 4 per 100 prisoners.

An average of at least 20 hours constructive activity per week for each sentenced prisoner.

An average of at least 10 hours constructive activity per week for each remand prisoner.

 
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To ensure 87 per cent. of prisoners serving six months or more are working to a resettlement plan and that 97 per cent. of lifers work to a resettlement plan, including preparation of the plan, in the first six months from sentence.

Each member of staff should receive an average of five training days.

Reduce the rate of absenteeism across the service by 100 per cent.

Lay the annual report and audited accounts before Parliament prior to the summer recess.

Ensure the average cost per prisoner place does not exceed £86,290.

PRIME MINISTER

Intelligence and Security Committee Annual Report 2004–05

The Prime Minister (Mr. Tony Blair): I am grateful to the Intelligence and Security Committee for its latest annual report. Following consultation with the Committee over matters that could not be published without prejudicing the discharge of the function and operation of the intelligence and security agencies, I have laid the report before the House today.
 
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I have also laid the Government's response to this report before the House today. Copies of the report and the response have been placed in the Libraries of both Houses.

Intelligence Personnel (Handling of Detainees)

The Prime Minister (Mr. Tony Blair): I am today laying before the House the Government's response to the Intelligence and Security Committee's report "The Handling of Detainees by UK Intelligence Personnel in Afghanistan, Guantanamo Bay and Iraq". Copies have also been placed in the Libraries of both Houses.

Official Histories: Special Operations Executive in Italy

The Prime Minister (Mr. Tony Blair): I have appointed Professor David Stafford, from the Centre for the Second World War Studies at the University of Edinburgh, to write Volume II of the history of Special Operations Executive (SOE) in Italy.

TRADE AND INDUSTRY

Trade Unions

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (Mr. Gerry Sutcliffe): The certification officer maintains a list of trade unions. I am placing in both Libraries of the House a copy of the list of trade unions as at 31 March 2004, which was presented in the latest annual report of the certification officer.

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