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NHS: Administration

Volume 456: debated on Tuesday 6 February 2007

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much was spent on NHS administrative staff in each year since 1990. (119186)

The information requested is set out in the following table as shown.

Administrative staff costs (excluding non-NHS staff)

£ million

1991-92

1,768

1992-93

2,003

1993-94

2,174

1994-95

2,299

1995-96

2,432

1996-97

2,600

1997-98

2,678

1998-99

2,817

1999-2000

3,043

2000-01

3,348

2001-02

3,775

2002-03

4,294

2003-04

4,778

2004-05

5,332

2005-06

5,669

Notes:

1. Totals include administrative and clerical staff and managers.

2. Data in this format are not available before 1991-92. Totals for 2004-05 and 2005-06 exclude NHS Foundation Trusts as foundation trusts do not provide this level of detail. Figures for 2004-05 and 2005-06 include costs of pension indexation which are not included in previous years.

Source:

Annual Financial Returns for Primary Care Trusts, Strategic Health Authorities and NHS Trusts for 1991-92 to 2005-06