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Dentistry

Sarah Teather: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average cost of dental treatment was for (a) adults and (b) children in each London health authority in each year since 1997. [5280]

Ms Rosie Winterton: The information requested is shown in the table.
Average gross fees for dental treatments provided for each of the strategic health authority areas in London in each financial year £

Financial year ending	Average adult gross fees for courses of dental treatment	Average child gross fees for courses of dental treatment
1997
North West London	51.32	46.42
North Central London	51.06	48.38
North East London	50.74	46.06
South East London	48.87	38.58
South West London	44.85	40.58
1998
North West London	49.14	35.03
North Central London	48.99	42.65
North East London	49.02	38.10
South East London	46.35	33.87
South West London	41.65	32.14
1999
North West London	50.91	38.56
North Central London	50.21	46.18
North East London	51.14	40.88
South East London	47.91	37.06
South West London	42.65	33.54
2000
North West London	53.14	41.45
North Central London	53.07	50.34
North East London	54.73	41.95
South East London	50.67	40.19
South West London	44.56	34.53
2001
North West London	54.40	46.99
North Central London	54.65	56.77
North East London	57.07	46.38
South East London	51.59	39.75
South West London	45.66	39.86
2002
North West London	56.21	51.83
North Central London	57.01	59.83
North East London	58.62	47.16
South East London	53.50	40.65
South West London	47.06	42.98
2003
North West London	58.82	52.74
North Central London	58.27	62.95
North East London	61.41	49.10
South East London	55.75	41.55
South West London	48.02	45.67
2004
North West London	59.05	54.43
North Central London	58.13	66.58
North East London	62.74	56.33
South East London	55.87	45.39
South West London	48.35	50.71
2005
North West London	59.61	58.34
North Central London	58.70	68.41
North East London	63.68	60.35
South East London	56.95	45.90
South West London	49.15	55.53

 
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NHS Dentistry

Mr. Lansley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the total funding provided for NHS dentistry has been in each year since 1997 in (a) real and (b) nominal terms. [3355]

Ms Rosie Winterton: The principal element of dental services are primary care services provided mainly through the general dental service (GDS) supplemented, since 1998, by personal dental service (PDS) pilots. The GDS is currently managed on a national basis as a non-discretionary service. Expenditure is not pre-determined by funding allocations but is driven largely by the volume of NHS care provided to patients by dentists. Gross expenditure on GDS and PDS services, including the funding contribution from patient charges, is shown in the table.

Data for 1997–98 and 1998–99 is based on cash data, whereas data for all subsequent years is based on resource data. Accounts data for 2004–05 is not yet available.
Gross expenditure on GDS and PDS—England £ million

	At 2003–04 prices based on March 2005 gross domestic product deflator	Actual spend
1997–98	1,564	1,348
1998–99	1,627	1,442
1999–2000	1,675	1,517
2000–01	1,748	1,602
2001–02	1,782	1,674
2002–03	1,795	1,745
2003–04	1,811	1,811

Source:
Appropriation accounts 1997–98 and 1998–99.
Audited accounts for the GDS.
Audited summarisation forms of the health authorities 1999–2000 to 2001–02.
Audited summarisation forms of the strategic health authorities 2002–03 and 2003–04.
Audited summarisation schedules of primary care trusts 2000–2001 to 2003–04.





 
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Funding for secondary care and community dental services is determined locally by primary care and service trusts.

Departmental Staff

Paul Flynn: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many registered (a) nutritionists and (b) dieticians she employs within her Department. [5297]

Caroline Flint: The Department directly employs one nutritionist. However, the Department has regular contact with and seeks advice from dieticians and nutritionists from the British Dietetic Association, the Nutrition Society and other relevant professional organisations.

Doctors

Mr. Steen: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many doctors have been (a) assessed and (b) entered on the specialist register by the Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board, broken down by region; and how many doctors have received additional training to satisfy the board's requirements for a particular register. [6260]

Mr. Byrne: None. The Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board does not take up its statutory responsibility for these functions until 30 September 2005.

Dr. Stoate: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many doctors are employed in non-standard or trust grade posts in each NHS trust in England. [1605]

Mr. Byrne: Information on the number of doctors employed in non-standard or trust grade posts submitted by national health service trusts in the September 2004 NHS work force census has been placed in the Library.

Domiciliary Care

Mr. Crabb: To ask the Secretary of State for Health which local authorities in England disregard housing costs and council tax when calculating charges for domiciliary care. [5644]

Mr. Byrne: This information is not collected centrally.

Drug Rehabilitation

Mike Penning: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many drug rehabilitation places are available for residents of Hemel Hempstead constituency. [5255]

Ms Rosie Winterton: Information on the number of drug rehabilitation places in Hemel Hempstead is not held centrally.

Efficiency Map

Mr. Lansley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health at what cost the Department's Efficiency Map, published on 13 May, was produced; for how long she
 
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expects the document to remain in draft form for discussion; and what improvements in efficiency she expects to result from its publication. [3350]

Mr. Byrne: The efficiency map was published by the Department of Health at the total cost of £4,861 and is part of the communications strategy for our programme to deliver £3.8 billion worth of efficiency gains by 2007–08.

Elder Abuse

Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what data on the (a) nature and (b) volume of elder abuse has been collected to date as part of the Modernisation of Adult Social Care Research Initiative. [2911]

Mr. Byrne: As part of the modernisation of adult social care initiative, a three-year study has been commissioned from the University of Hull looking at partnerships and regulation in protection of adults. The aim of the study is to examine the operation of the range of regulatory frameworks relevant to adult protection for all service user groups including older people. It is focusing on the system designed to identify and respond to incidents of abuse and the links between adult protection and criminal justice initiatives.

A mapping exercise will be conducted to identify models of partnership working between different agencies and the extent of different regulatory frameworks. The researchers will also be undertaking interviews with a range of stakeholders including service users and their advocates. The study will be completed in 2006.

Health Expenditure

David Davis: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much was spent per capita from central Government funds on health in (a) the East Riding of Yorkshire and (b) England in each of the last five years. [3599]

Mr. Byrne: The information is not collected centrally in the format requested.

The following table shows expenditure per weighted head of population in England, and by the strategic health authority, which includes the East Riding of Yorkshire area, for 1999–2000 to 2003–04, which is the latest year for which audited figures are available.
Expenditure per weighted head of population £ per head

	North and East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire strategic health authority area	England
1999–2000	752.94	763.79
2000–01	801.96	825.38
2001–02	869.38	926.13
2002–03	943.10	991.07
2003–04	1,074.31	1,116.32

Sources:
1. Audited summarisation forms of the health authorities 1999–2000 to 2001–02.
2. Audited summarisation forms of the strategic health authorities 2002–03 and 2003–04.
3. Audited summarisation schedules of primary care trusts 2000–01 to 2003–04.
4. Weighted population figures





 
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Mr. Dismore: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans she has to centralise decision making on NHS capital expenditure away from strategic health authorities; and if she will make a statement. [5830]

Mr. Byrne: There are no plans to centralise decision making on national health service capital expenditure. Up to 2005–06 capital expenditure limits have been set by the Department for strategic health authorities, primary care trusts and NHS trusts primarily on a formula basis. From 2006–07, we will introduce a process where organisations put forward investment plans based on what they need and what is affordable. This should increase the extent to which capital expenditure reflects local circumstances. This policy is still being developed, and further details will be set out in the NHS financial strategy to be published in the autumn.

Andrew Rosindell: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much the Government have spent on improving technology in hospitals since 1997. [5407]

Mr. Byrne: The information is not held centrally.

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