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Both the aforementioned reports have been published by the IC.
Hugh Bayley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much was spent on NHS general dental services in (a) North Yorkshire and (b) York in (i) cash and (ii) real terms in each of the last 10 years. [213912]
Ann Keen: For 2006-07, data on primary dental care expenditure can be derived from primary care trust (PCT) accounts. These data reflect the new contract framework for primary dental care services introduced from 1 April 2006 which takes account of all relevant service costs, and is based on the PCT areas introduced from 1 October 2006. However, it is not directly comparable with the available pre-2006 data. Expenditure on primary dental services in the North Yorkshire and York PCT in 2006-07 is shown in the following table. The PCT’s accounts do not separately distinguish between expenditure in North Yorkshire, and York City.
| Expenditure on primary dental care services in North Yorkshire and York PCT in 2006-07 | |
| £000 | |
| Source: Calculated from details of gross primary dental care expenditure, and income from dental charges, recorded in the notes to the 2006-07 PCT accounts. | |
Prior to April 2006, most primary dental services were provided under former general dental services (GDS) arrangements. These were demand-led services where the pattern of dental expenditure was largely determined by where dentists chose to practice and how much national health service work they chose to undertake.
The Information Centre for health and social care holds local level information on the expenditure for NHS primary dental care under the former GDS and personal dental services arrangements. Expenditure information in cash and real terms (2006-07 prices), for the financial years 1997-98 to 2005-06 is available for the following PCTs:
Selby and York;
Hambleton and Richmondshire;
Craven, Harrogate and Rural District;
and Scarborough, Whitby and Ryedale.
This information is contained in the document, “Expenditure on General Dental Services and Personal Dental Services in North Yorkshire, 1997-98 to 2005-06”, copies of which have been placed in the Library.
Hugh Bayley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average remuneration of a full-time equivalent NHS general dental practitioner is in (a) North Yorkshire and (b) York; and what it was in (i) cash and (ii) real terms in each of the last 10 years. [213913]
Ann Keen: Average remuneration per full-time equivalent national health service general dental practitioner in the North Yorkshire and York primary care trust (PCT) area alone is not identifiable from data held centrally.
All estimated average annual net incomes, between the financial years 1997-98 and 2005-06, of general dental service (GDS) dentists with a reasonable commitment to the GDS are shown in the following table:
| Estimated average GDS net income for dentists with a reasonable GDS commitment( 1) , 1997-98 to 2005-06, England and Wales | ||
| £ | ||
| Financial year | Estimated average net income (cash terms) | Estimated average net income (real terms—2005-06 prices) |
| Notes: 1. Dentists with a reasonable commitment to the GDS exclude dentists with the lowest gross NHS earnings who will be doing mainly private work. Dentists covered are those with gross GDS earnings of £62,200 or more in 2005-06 with equivalent lower earnings requirements in previous years after allowing for fee increases. This category will include dentists whose NHS commitment ranges from virtually full-time to part-time. 2. The ratio of expenses to gross income is estimated using HMRC tax data on the overall earnings and expenses of non-associate dentists. Average net income prior to 2003-04 is estimated by multiplying the average gross GDS payment in that year (based on National Health Service Business Services Authority payment data) by the most up to date net income ratio available for that year (based on HMRC data relating to all non-associate dentists in Great Britain). For 2003-04 to 2005-06, net income has been estimated using GDS payment data for each year multiplied by the profit ratio for dentists with a high-commitment to the NHS for the respective year. 3. Figures converted into real terms using gross domestic product deflator at market prices. The income figures cover both estimated fees for treatments and patient capitation as well as other estimated payments such as seniority payments, commitment payments and payments for maternity and sickness payable under the pre-April 2006 dental contract. Income from private dentistry is excluded. Income for individual dentists will depend on associate arrangements with other dentists. Source: Department of Health and Information Centre for health and social care analysis of Dental Practice Board payments and HM Revenue and Customs (HRMC) tax data. | ||
Departmental Assets
Mr. Weir: To ask the Secretary of State for Health over what period his Department depreciates the asset value of its (a) vehicles, (b) computer hardware, (c) bespoke computer software, (d) standard computer software, (e) furniture and (f) telecommunications equipment. [213218]
Mr. Bradshaw: Assets owned by the Department are depreciated over periods consistent with the accounting standards laid out in the Government Financial Reporting Manual.
Departmental Consultants
Mr. Evans: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much his Department spent on consultancy fees in each of the last five years. [215376]
Mr. Bradshaw: The Department does not collect information on contracts in the format requested. To do so would attract disproportionate cost.
A new business management system was introduced on 1 July 2008, which is be able to gather such future but not retrospective information for the Department.
Departmental Energy
Mr. Redwood: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps his Department has taken to reduce its energy consumption in the last 12 months; and what his Department's expenditure on energy was in (a) the most recent 12 month period for which figures are available and (b) the immediately preceding 12 months. [201741]
Mr. Bradshaw: We are committed to reducing our energy consumption across our estate. We have been working with the Carbon Trust to identify energy saving measures, and we have recently appointed a consultant to work with us to implement a Carbon Management programme throughout our core estate and in our arms length bodies.
Over the past 12 months we have introduced a new managed print service where existing printers, photocopiers and fax machines have been replaced by multi-function devices. This has reduced the number of print devices by three-quarters. The ratio of staff to printers has reduced from 3:1 to an average of 10:1.
We have taken part in a number of staff events aimed at encouraging people to save energy, both at work and at home.
The Department's expenditure on energy was:
| April 2007 to March 2008 | |
| £ | |
| The immediately preceding 12 months | |
| £ | |
The Sustainable Development Commission publishes an annual Sustainable Development in Government report reporting Government's progress against sustainability targets. The Department came top of the report (covering April 2006 to March 2007), with a score of 97.3 per cent.
Departmental Freedom of Information
Mr. Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what requests for information on (a) abortion, (b) contraception, (c) reproductive health issues and (d) euthanasia were made to his Department under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 in each year since 2005; and whether each request was (i) agreed to and (ii) refused. [212446]
Dawn Primarolo: The following tables show the numbers of requests received and nature of responses provided on each of the topics specified for each year since 2005. More detailed information listing all requests received has been placed in the Library.
| Abortion | |||||
| Received | Agreed/ answered in full | Agreed answered in part | Refused | Not held | |
| Contraception | |||||
| Received | Agreed/ answered in full | Agreed answered in part | Refused | Not held | |
| Reproductive health issues | |||||
| Received | Agreed/ answered in full | Agreed answered in part | Refused | Not held | |
| Euthanasia | |||||
| Received | Agreed/ answered in full | Agreed/ answered in part | Refused | Not held | |
| (1). To date two requests for 2008 have not yet been answered. (2). The Department asked requesters to provide further clarification or their requests for one request in 2005 and one in 2007. (3). No requests were received in 2006, 2007 or 2008. Note: The responses described in the tables above are the initial responses provided to the requester in each case. Responses listed are: 'Agreed - answered in full'; 'Answered in part, where part of the information requested was either not held or subject to an exemption under the Freedom of Information Act; 'Refused', where all of the information requested was considered to be exempt under the Act; and 'Information not held', where the Department did not hold the information requested. | |||||
In one of the cases listed, a 2005 request asking "How many 11/12/13/14 years olds had abortions in England and Wales in 2003-04?" the requester appealed successfully to the Information Commissioner, and the information was subsequently released.
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