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Independent Complaints and Advocacy Service

Lynne Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate her Department has made of the start-up
 
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costs of a new provider of the independent complaints and advocacy service in the West Midlands complying with the required model of delivery. [49253]

Ms Rosie Winterton: As part of the tender process the Department required the tenderers to submit details of estimated start-up costs to cover staff transfers from the current service providers, additional recruitment if required, training and development, premises, information technology, transfer of records and any other costs that might be necessarily incurred. For budgetary purposes only, we considered the costs provided to confirm that they were realistic. However, only actual costs incurred will be reimbursed to the service providers. In the case of the West Midlands the estimated set-up costs are 3.5 per cent. of the total five-year contract cost for that region.

Kidney Transplants

Mr. Drew: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people in each (a) primary care trust area and (b) acute trust area are waiting for a kidney transplant. [55364]

Ms Rosie Winterton: This information is not routinely available by primary care trust nor by acute trust area. The number registered ¹ for a kidney ² transplant at 18 February 2006 in the United Kingdom by strategic health authority is shown in the table.

¹ Active and suspended—suspended means the patient has been temporarily removed from the list.

² Includes kidney/pancreas.

Strategic health authority	Number
Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire	183
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire	148
Birmingham and the Black Country	356
Channel Islands	14
Cheshire and Merseyside	220
County Durham and Tees Valley	95
Coventry, Warwickshire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire	176
Cumbria and Lancashire	194
Essex	145
Greater Manchester	401
Hampshire and Isle of Wight	185
Isle of Man	3
Kent and Medway	135
Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland	229
Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire	250
North and East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire	197
North Central London	199
North East London	183
North West London	261
Northern Ireland	274
Northumberland, Tyne and Wear	127
Scotland	684
Shropshire and Staffordshire	192
Somerset and Dorset	93
South East London	213
South West London	137
South West Peninsula	152
South Yorkshire	172
Surrey and Sussex	195
Thames Valley	233
Trent	335
Wales	338
West Yorkshire	281
Unavailable	357
Total	7,357

 
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Mental Health

Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) pursuant to the answer of 23 November 2005, Official Report, column 2115W, what estimate she has made of the proportion of those who attended the series of roadshows after the pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Mental Health Bill who were black and minority ethnic users of mental health services; and how many people attended in total; [47466]

(2) what steps her Department is taking to redraft the draft Mental Health Bill following consultation with black and minority ethnic groups. [47785]

Ms Rosie Winterton: In recent months, we have consulted widely with black and minority ethnic groups as part of the race equality impact assessment. Consultation will continue as part of the process of developing a Mental Health Bill. Approximately 180 people attended the consultation road shows held in November. Of these, one third were service users, mainly from a black and minority ethnic background. Carers from a black and minority ethnic background also attended the meeting, as well as mental health professionals and voluntary organisations representing black and minority ethnic service users and carers.

Officials are discussing options for further REIA consultation with members of the black and minority ethnic health network. The timetable for consultation has been amended to enable further consultation. The race equality impact assessment will be published alongside the bill when it is introduced into Parliament.

Mr. Lansley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 10 January 2006 to the hon. Member for North-West Leicestershire (David Taylor), Official Report, column 590W, on the Mental Health Bill, what the structure of the further consultation on the Bill will be; whether it will take the form of a formal consultation; what the duration of the consultation will be; and whether it is her intention to introduce a Mental Health Bill in this session of Parliament. [43636]

Ms Rosie Winterton: We have agreed to extend the consultation which will contribute to the racial equality impact assessment (REIA) on the Mental Health Bill. Consultation is an on-going process and we are currently considering the next steps. Departmental officials are discussing options for further REIA consultation with members of the black and minority ethnic health network and have agreed to amend the timetable for consultation. We intend to introduce a Mental Health Bill into Parliament this session. The race equality impact assessment will be published alongside the Bill when it is introduced in Parliament.

Methylphenidate

Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many prescriptions for methylphenidate were written in each of the last five years, broken down by type of methylphenidate. [57234]

Jane Kennedy: It is not known how many prescriptions for methylphenidate drugs have been
 
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written. However, the table shows the total number of national health service prescription items that were written and dispensed in the community in England for
 
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the different products of methylphenidate prescribed, including generic versions, in each of the last five years where data are available.
Number of prescription items of Methylphenidate Hydrochloride dispensed in the community in England 2000 to 2004 Thousand

Product name	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
Concerta	(22)—	0.1	44.6	134.9	189.2
Equasym	4.9	27.7	47.0	54.5	34.1
Metadate	(22)—	(22)—	(23)0.0	(23)0.0	(23)0.0
Methylphenidate HCI (generic)	(23)0.0	0.1	0.4	0.3	67.6
Ritalin	181.3	180.6	161.8	124.5	67.8
Tranquilyn	(22)—	(22)—	(23)0.0	0.2	0.3
Total Methylphenidate prescription items	186.2	208.5	254.0	314.5	359.1

⁽²²⁾ Denotes that no items were dispensed.
⁽²³⁾ 0.0 denotes less than 50 prescription items were dispensed.
Source:
Prescription cost analysis system, Prescription Pricing Authority.

Detailed information on the number of prescriptions of Methylphenidate at individual preparation level is available from the Department's website at www.dh.gov.uk.

Ministerial Meetings

Mr. Crabb: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) when she last met with the Health Ministers in (a) the Welsh Assembly Government and (b) the Scottish Executive; [58527]

(2) how many times she has met the health ministers in the (a) Welsh Assembly Government and (b) Scottish Executive since her appointment. [58536]

Mr. Byrne: The Secretary of State for Health has met with the Health Minister for the Scottish Executive once in October 2005. She has yet to meet with the Health Minister for the Welsh Assembly Government.

The Secretary of State and the Department are in regular correspondence with the Scottish Executive and the Welsh Assembly.

Ministerial Travel

Mr. Robathan: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what factors she took into account on 9 March when deciding to take her official car from her Department in Richmond Terrace to Number 10 Downing street. [58694]

Mr. Byrne: The Secretary of State's journey on 9 March to No. 10 Downing street originated at her home.

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