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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Chris Bryant: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the (a) average annual cost and (b) average cost per patient to the NHS for cognitive behavioural therapy has been over the last five years. [13428]
Ms Rosie Winterton: This information is not held centrally by the Department.
Commission for Patient and Public Involvement
Mr. Baron: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much the Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in Health cost (a) to set up and (b) in each year of operation. [11056]
Ms Rosie Winterton [holding answer 11 July 2005]: In 2002–03, £3.25 million was spent on the start-up of the Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in Health (CPPIH). The table shows CPPIH's funding for each year it has been operational.
| £ million | |
|---|---|
| 2003–04 | 30.192 |
| 2004–05 | 33.313 |
| 2005–06 | 31.681 |
Commission for Social Care Inspection
Mr. Burns: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the reasons were for the decision to replace the National Care Standards Commission with the Commission for Social Care Inspection. [14453]
Mr. Byrne: The Commission for Social Care Inspection was established in place of the National Care Standards Commission and the Social Services Inspectorate to create a single social care inspectorate, providing service users with clear assurances about the safety, quality and efficiency of the services they receive; to remove overlaps between the organisations regulating social care; to strengthen and clarify the oversight of key social care services; and to assure taxpayers that public funds are being used effectively.
Mr. Burns: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the cost was of the replacement of the National Care Standards Commission by the Commission for Social Care Inspection. [14454]
Mr. Byrne: The cost was in the region of £7.5 million over the three year period from 2002–03 to 2004–05.
Mr. Burns: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the expenditure of the (a) National Care Standards Commission and (b) Commission for Social Care Inspection have been in each year of their operation; and what the estimated figures for (i) 2005–06 and (ii) 2006–07 are for the Commission for Social Care Inspection. [14455]
Mr. Byrne:
The National Care Standards Commission (NCSC) became fully operational on 1 April 2002 and the Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI) on 1 April 2004. The expenditure from April 2002 is shown in the table.
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| Organisation | Expenditure (£ million) | |
|---|---|---|
| 2002–03 | NCSC | (187)119.4 |
| 2003–04 | NCSC | (188)158.9 |
| 2004–05 | CSCI | (189)157.8 |
| 2005–06 | CSCI | (190)157.8 |
| 2006–07 | CSCI | (191)— |
(187)Including £9.9 million capital charge.
(188)Including £14.5 million capital charge.
(189)Including £11.3 million capital charge.
(190)Including £10.0 million capital charge.
(191)No estimate is currently available.
Mr. Burns: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the full-time equivalent staff employed by the (a) National Care Standards Commission and (b) Commission for Social Care Inspection were in each year of their operation; and what the estimated figures are for (i) 2005–06 and (ii) 2006–07. [14460]
Mr. Byrne: The National Care Standards Commission (NCSC) became fully operational on 1 April 2002 and the Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI) on 1 April 2004. The number of staff employed by these organisations is shown in the table.
| Organisation | Number | |
|---|---|---|
| 2002–03 | NCSC | 2,225 |
| 2003–04 | NCSC | 2,586 |
| 2004–05 | CSCI | 2,548 |
| 2005–06 | CSCI | (193)2,634 |
(192)Average number of whole-time equivalents.
(193)This is an estimate, based on the assumption that CSCI will recruit to full capacity.
No estimate of staffing is currently available for 2006–07.
Community Pharmacies
Mr. Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many community pharmacies in the Southend West constituency have (a) closed and (b) opened in each year since 2001–02. [14133]
Jane Kennedy: Information on the number of community pharmacies by constituency is not centrally collected. However, information prior to 2002 is available by health authority (HA) and from 2002 by primary care trust (PCT). Southend West constituency is currently served by Southend on Sea PCT and previously sat within the South Essex HA.
In 2001–02, South Essex HA had a total of 141 community pharmacies. The HA comprised of the following areas:
In 2002–03 Southend on Sea PCT had a total of 36 community pharmacies. In 2003–04 the number remained at 36. Therefore, there were no new pharmacies opened and no pharmacy closures during this period.
Contaminated Blood Products (Ex-gratia Payments)
Michael Connarty: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will estimate the cost of making payments to the families of people with haemophilia who have died of hepatitis C. [11282]
Caroline Flint: It is not possible to provide an estimate on the cost of extending the hepatitis C ex-gratia payment scheme to the families of people infected with hepatitis C through national health service blood products and who have since died.
Counterfeit Medicines
Dr. Murrison: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment she has made of the implications of delays in adjudicating on acceptability of parallel-traded products by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency for the extent of the distribution of counterfeit and improperly packaged drugs in England. [13327]
Jane Kennedy: There have been only two cases of counterfeit medicines in England in ten years and there is no evidence to suggest that either of these involved parallel-traded products. The licensing time for parallel imported medicines has reduced significantly over the last two years. However, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency is not aware of any evidence that the licensing time for parallel imports is associated with the marketing of either counterfeit medicines or improperly packaged medicines.
Dr. Murrison: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans she has to speed up the assessment of parallel-traded products referred by manufacturers to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency. [13328]
Jane Kennedy: All referrals relating to parallel imports, including those from industry, are logged on receipt and reviewed by a senior member of staff. On further investigation, if remedial action is required by the parallel importer, a time scale for implementation is agreed; this depends upon the urgency of the action.
The individual or organisation making the referral is advised of the outcome in due course.
Dacorum PCT
Mike Penning: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) children and (b) adults in the area covered by Dacorum Primary Care Trust suffer from (i) tooth decay and (ii) gum disease; and if she will make a statement. [10700]
Ms Rosie Winterton:
The data available for Dacorum Primary Care Trust (PCT) relates to dental decay in five-year-olds sampled in 2003–04. This is shown in the table.
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| Dacorum PCT | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Decayed teeth | 1.12 | 1.24 |
| Decayed, missing and filled teeth | 1.52 | 1.49 |
| Percentage with decay experience | 33 | 38.7 |
At a national level, the latest decennial child dental health survey (2003) shows that dental decay in eight, 12 and 15-year-old children has decreased since 1983 to its lowest recorded level. 12-year-old children in England now have the best oral health of that age group in Europe.
Data broken down by PCT on either gum disease or tooth decay in adults is not available centrally.
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