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McKinsey's
Rosie Cooper: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much has been spent by (a) her Department and (b) strategic health authorities on (i) management consultants and (ii) contracts with McKinsey's in (A) 2002, (B) 2003, (C) 2004 and (D) so far in 2005. [37419]
Mr. Byrne: The total cost external consultancy procured by the Department, where in-house resources were not available, is shown in table 1 following.
| Amount (£000) | |
|---|---|
| 2002–03 | 7,266 |
| 2003–04 | 10,031 |
| 2004–05 | 12,800 |
| 2005–06(To date) | (69)4,658 |
(69) The 2005–06 spending is lower because we have reviewed the data for this period and rectified miscoding of the category codes so that it represents the true expenditure on external consultants up to the 31 January 2006.
The Department does not collect information that would allow for an analysis of the type of consultant engaged.
The fees paid to McKinsey's in the last four financial years (to date) are shown in table 2 following.
| Amount (£000) | |
|---|---|
| 2002–03 | 0 |
| 2003–04 | 0 |
| 2004–05 | 240 |
| 2005–06 (To date) | 1,275 |
Information relating to the strategic health authority's expenditure on management consultants and with McKinsey's in particular is not held centrally.
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Mental Health Services
Mr. Fallon: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the funding made available in 2006–07 for mental health services covering the Sevenoaks constituency is, broken down by main cost area. [67508]
Caroline Flint: The requested information is not collected centrally. It is for primary care trusts in conjunction with strategic health authorities to decide on local delivery and planning of services.
Ministerial Visits
Mr. Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list the towns in (a) England and Wales, (b) Scotland and (c) the European Union that she has visited in an official capacity in each month since 1997; what the purpose was in each case; what the (i) date, (ii) time, (iii) location and (iv) duration was of each meeting; if she will place in the Library the text of any speech made; and if she will make a statement. [65002]
Mr. Byrne: The information requested could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. Published speeches by my right hon. Friend are available on the Department's website at: www.dh.gov.uk/NewsHome/Speeches/fs/en.
NHS Audiologists
Ms Diana R. Johnson: To ask the Secretary of Statefor Health how many NHS audiologists there arein Kingston upon Hull; and if she will make a statement. [65467]
Mr. Byrne: The information requested is shown in the table.
Source:
NHS Health and Social Care Information Centre, non-medical workforce census 2005.
NHS Hospital Food
Rosie Cooper: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average (a) daily, (b) monthly and (c) annual expenditure on patient food was for NHS hospitals serving West Lancashire residents in the last year for which figures are available. [64230]
Mr. Byrne: Data on monthly expenditure on patient food is not collected centrally and details of annual expenditure on patient food service are only collected on a voluntary basis for national health service benchmarking purposes. However, data is collected on the average daily cost of feeding one patient and this information is shown in the following table.
The daily cost of feeding one patient, is derived from the central estates return information collection, and is the average of the average daily expenditure on patient
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food per patient reported by trusts. These amounts include the gross cost of provisions and salary and non-salary costs involved in its preparation and serving.
Notes:
The above data is based on that provided by NHS organisations to the Department and has not been amended centrally. The completeness and accuracy of this data is the responsibility of the provider organisations.
Nuffield Speech and Language Unit
John Bercow: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of the funding of placements of children at the Nuffield speech and language unit in each of the last five years was from (a) local education authorities and (b) primary care trusts. [65296]
Jane Kennedy: The information requested is not collected centrally.
John Bercow: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what discussions she has had with the Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust about the future of the Nuffield speech and language unit; [65290]
(2) what assessment she has made of (a) the work undertaken and (b) the results achieved by the Nuffield speech and language unit. [65294]
Jane Kennedy: No discussions have been held between Ministers and the Royal Free Hampstead national health service trust about the future of the Nuffield speech and language unit. It is for the local NHS to make assessments on the work undertaken and results achieved in services provided for the local community, as this is where knowledge and expertise lie. However, my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Community Care (Liam Byrne) held a discussion with the hon. Member during a debate on this matter held on 25 April.
Obesity
Bob Russell: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what advice her Department gives to GPs about the use of the register of obese patients they are required to establish under the provisions of the new General Medical Services Contract; whether the advice includes promoting awareness of slimming on referral and participation in programmes operated by commercial slimming organisations; and if she will make a statement. [63595]
Mr. Byrne:
The new quality and outcomes framework for 2006–07 includes an indicator which rewards practices for maintaining an obesity register. The recording of body mass index for the register will take place in the practice as part of routine care. It is part of normal routine clinical practice for general practitioners to provide advice to patients who are identified as obese.
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Parliamentary Questions
Mr. Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will make it her policy when placing material in the Library of the House in response to a parliamentary question to supply a copy of the material to the hon. Member who tabled the question; and if she will make a statement. [64207]
Mr. Byrne: It has been our practice to send a copy to the hon. Member asking the question.
Primary Care Trusts
John Hemming: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much money had been committed by each primary care trust to purchasing private services at the end of December 2005; and how much has been budgeted by each primary care trust for such activity for the financial year 2005–06. [60822]
Mr. Byrne: The information requested is not collected centrally.
Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme
Mr. Philip Hammond: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what her Department's employer contribution rates to the Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme are; what assumed rate of return underlies those contribution rates; and what the contribution rate would be if the assumed rate of return was in line with current redemption yield on index-linked gilts. [61998]
Mr. Byrne:
As the hon. Gentleman is aware the Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme is overseen by the Cabinet Office. It is therefore appropriate, in this
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instance, that the Cabinet Office respond to him directly. He should have received a reply from them in response to his questions.
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