To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many children in Brent with mental health problems were treated on an adult ward in the last period for which figures are available. (105788)

This information is not collected centrally.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment she has made of the causes of the variation in spending by primary care trusts on mental health services. (101863)

No assessment has been made. The Audit Commission’s June 2006 report, “Managing finances in mental health” confirms that mental health spending across all ages groups represent the largest single element of programme budget spending in the national health service (NHS), amounting to 12.2 per cent. of total NHS expenditure. It is for each PCT to determine what proportion of the resources allocated to it are spent on commissioning mental health services and the other healthcare needs of their local populations.