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Cancer: Health Services
Mr. Mark Field: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much was spent per head on cancer treatment and services in (a) England, (b) the South West Strategic Health Authority and (c) each primary care trust within the South West Strategic Health Authority in each financial year from 1997-98 to 2008-09. [307368]
Ann Keen: The information is not available in the format requested.
The following table shows an estimate of the gross expenditure on cancers and tumours per head of population for the last five available financial years for England. This information was first collected in 2003-04 and is not available for any previous years.
| Estimated gross expenditure on cancer and tumours (all types) at England level from 2003-04 to 2007-08 | |
| Financial year | £ per head of population |
| Source: Department of Health Resource Accounts | |
The following table shows an estimate of the gross expenditure on cancers and tumours per head of population for the same period for South West Strategic Health Authority (SHA) and those primary care trusts (PCTs) serving the South West SHA area.
| Estimated gross expenditure on cancer and tumours (all types) from 2003-04 to 2007-08 for the South West SHA and those PCTs within the South West SHA area | |||||
| £ per head of unified weighted population | |||||
| National health service organisation | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 |
| Notes: 1. PCT-level Figures for 2003-04 are net expenditure per head of unified weighted population. PCT-level figures for 2004-05 onwards are net expenditure per head of unified weighted population, adjusted to add back expenditure from sources outside the national health service and to deduct expenditure on other PCT's populations incurred through lead commissioning arrangements. 2. SHA-level expenditure per head is calculated using the combined expenditure and population figures of each PCT within the SHA area. Source: Department of Health Resource Accounts | |||||
The figures in these tables include primary prescribing but exclude General Medical Services and Personal Medical Services expenditure and any prevention-related expenditure, such as screening.
Care Quality Commission: Expenditure
Mr. Stephen O'Brien: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much his Department has spent on the Care Quality Commission since the Commission's formation. [307699]
Mr. Mike O'Brien: The Care Quality Commission was formally established on 1 October 2008. The Commission published its report and accounts for the period 1 October 2008 to 30 March 2009 in July 2009.
The Commission commenced its regulatory responsibilities on 1 April 2009. The agreed revenue funding for the Commission from the Department in the 2009-10 financial year is £137.4 million, of which, £38.3 million is funding to support the transition from
the previous regulators. The agreed capital funding for the Commission from the Department for 2009-10 is £17.4 million.
Carers
Mr. Touhig: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent estimate has been made of the number of carers in England. [308148]
Phil Hope: The main source of information that the Department uses for the number of carers is the 2001 Census.
Nomis, a web-based database, run by the University of Durham on behalf of the Office for National Statistics, shows that there were 4.85 million carers in England in 2001.
Dental Services: Learning Disability
Mr. Letwin: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people with learning disabilities had all their teeth removed in 2009; and if he will make a statement. [306807]
Ann Keen: This information is not held centrally.
Departmental Billing
Jenny Willott: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many and what proportion of invoices submitted to his Department have been paid within 10 days in each month since October 2008; and if he will make a statement. [307959]
Phil Hope: The quantity and proportion of invoices paid within 10 days of receipt to commercial suppliers are shown in the following table.
| Month | Quantity of invoices paid within 10 days to commercial suppliers | Proportion of invoices paid within 10 days to commercial suppliers |
| Note: Payment performance was lower in February 2009 due to the short term impact on Welfare Foods and Healthy Start payments caused by the introduction of a new web based claims system. This system was introduced to bring significant benefits to some of the smaller suppliers who will receive their payments more promptly and more regularly. This new system also provides higher security and validation checks. | ||
Departmental Conferences
Mr. Graham Stuart: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) away days and (b) conferences that took place outside his Department's building attended by civil servants in his Department there have been since 2005; and what the cost was of each. [307516]
Phil Hope: The Department is strongly committed to developing its staff and equipping them with the skills, knowledge and expertise they need to carry out their work. Away days and conferences make a significant contribution to such development.
Away days and conferences are typically arranged and booked by individual teams in the Department. No central records of these events are kept and to collect this information would incur disproportionate costs.
Departmental Co-ordination
Mr. Stephen O'Brien: To ask the Secretary of State for Health on what occasions on (a) Monday 7 December and (b) Tuesday 8 December 2009 he had discussions with Ministers of the Department for Work and Pensions. [307696]
Phil Hope: Policy discussions between Ministers did not take place on either of the two dates.
Departmental Information and Communications Technology
Adam Afriyie: To ask the Secretary of State for Health on what pay band his Department's Chief Information Officer (CIO) is employed; whether the CIO is employed on a fixed-term or permanent contract; and what the size is of the budget for which the CIO is responsible in the period 2009-10. [307564]
Phil Hope: Christine Connelly (Director General and Chief Information Officer), is in senior civil service payband 3, and was employed on a permanent civil service contract. The overall budget for which the Chief Information Officer is responsible is, in total, £1,485.321 million in 2009-10. This includes those costs of the National Programme for Information Technology (NPfTT) in the national health service which are expected to be incurred in the 2009-10 financial year.
Departmental Internet
Norman Lamb: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what websites that are within his Department's responsibility. [308030]
Mr. Mike O'Brien: It is unclear what meaning the hon. Member attaches to the word "responsibility" in this context.
The Department contributes directly or indirectly through funds to the following websites, although some are run by other organisations.
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