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Departments: Public Bodies

Volume 461: debated on Tuesday 19 June 2007

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the (a) budget was and (b) staffing numbers were for each of her Department's arm's length bodies in each year since 1997. (141979)

Such information as is available is shown in the following tables. Budget and staffing numbers for the Department’s Arms Length Bodies are not held centrally prior to 2003-04 and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

Arm’s Length Bodies—Summary of departmental budgets and whole-time equivalent (WTE) posts for 2003-04 to 2007-08

2003-04

Name of Arm’s Length Body

Departmental recurrent budgets (£000)

WTE posts

Regulators

HC

69,713

771

MHAC

3,604

36

Monitor

2,794

28

CSCI

109,860

2,622

HFEA

4,267

106

ROC/HTA

1,210

18

CHRE

1,470

8

GSCC

9,994

173

PMETB

2,089

27

DVTA

265

4

MHRA- Devices

2,600

806

Standards

NICE

16,602

92

HdA

11,623

138

Public Welfare

NPSA

16,850

149

NCAA

5,944

89

HPA

107,276

2,726

NRPB

6,385

349

PHLS

4,300

69

NBSB

15,799

308

NTA

8,936

88

CPPIH

24,639

197

Central Services

NBA (inc BPL)

0

5,599

UKT

9,493

121

NHS LA

5,165

217

FHSAA

870

15

NHS AC

3,447

49

NHSU

27,000

262

NHS MOD

228,797

842

NHS IA/HSCIC

253,022

1,127

DPB

23,790

321

PPA

66,187

2,438

NHS CFSMS

13,352

250

NHS PA

20,858

339

NHS PASA

20,268

333

NHS LOGS

0

1,403

NHS DIRECT

120,440

1,987

NHS PROF

27,000

671

NHS EST

18,987

412

Total

1,264,896

25,190

2004/05

Name of Arm’s Length Body

Departmental recurrentbudgets (£000)

WTE posts (estimate)

Regulators

HC

71,500

771

MHAC

4,815

36

Monitor

16,000

28

CSCI

112,677

2,622

HFEA

5,850

106

ROC/HTA

0

18

CHRE

2,000

8

GSCC

14,213

173

PMETB

3,874

27

DVTA

240

4

MHRA- Devices

13,000

806

Standards

NICE

18,815

92

HdA

12,878

138

Public Welfare

NPSA

15,505

149

NCAA

10,550

89

HPA

121,900

2,726

NRPB

6,695

349

PHLS

0

69

NBSB

16,220

308

NTA

9,800

88

CPPIH

34,725

197

Central Services

NBA (inc BPL)

19,988

5,599

UKT

12,048

121

NHS LA

5,152

217

FHSAA

1,411

15

NHS AC

3,877

49

NHSU

43,676

262

NHS MOD

218,000

842

NHS IA/HSCIC

277,017

1,127

DPB

25,500

321

PPA

80,048

2,438

NHS CFSMS

16,370

250

NHS PA

22,275

339

NHS PASA

20,841

333

NHS LOGS

0

1,403

NHS DIRECT

18,064

1,987

NHS PROF

27,000

671

NHS EST

16,638

412

Total

1,299,162

25,190

2005-06

Name of Arm’s Length Body

Departmental recurrent budgets (£000)

WTE posts

Regulators

HC

72,232

771

MHAC

4,884

43

Monitor

15,000

28

CSCI

102,230

2,492

HFEA

4,623

103

HTA

1,000

20

CHRE

2,000

11

GSCC

12,473

264

PMETB

3,229

67

DVTA

252

in BSA

MHRA-Devices

15,523

827

Standards

NICE

29,268

217

Public Welfare

NPSA

27,371

311

HPA

151,865

3,287

NBSB

16,576

313

NTA

10,205

126

CPPIH

31,459

118

Central Services

NHS BT

50,407

6,155

NHS LA

3,041

176

NHS AC

5,256

57

HSCIC

52,539

366

NHS BSA

142,638

3,084

NHS PASA

22,188

353

NHS DIRECT

13,466

3,461

NHS PROF

23,000

742

NHS EST

17,901

0

CfH

172,740

605

NIII

100,000

170

NHS LOGS

0

1,462

Total

1,103,366

25,629

2006-07

Name of Arm’s Length Body

Departmental recurrent budgets (£000)

WTE posts

Regulators

HC

72,267

889

MHAC

5,016

42

Monitor

12,324

28

CSCI

95,586

2,335

HFEA

2,091

82

HTA

922

42

CHRE

2,000

12

GSCC

12,098

301

PMETB

2,889

51

MHRA-Devices

10,982

831

Standards

NICE

29,458

230

Public Welfare

NPSA

31,333

299

HPA

159,884

3,248

NBSB

17,273

313

NTA

10,443

166

CPPIH

29,609

114

Central Services

NHS BT

43,926

6,110

NHS LA

3,041

176

NHS AC

4,700

42

HSCIC

39,424

354

NHS BSA

129,530

2,722

NHS PASA

28,110

332

NHS DIRECT

0

2,227

NHS PROF

13,300

740

CfH

152,380

605

NIII

68,950

175

Total

977,536

22,466

2007-08

Name of Arm’s Length Body

Departmental recurrent budgets (£000)

WTE posts

Regulators

HC

67,264

771

MHAC

5,413

42

Monitor

12,657

50

CSCI

66,350

2,098

HFEA

2,147

82

HTA

1,094

42

CHRE

2,028

12

GSCC

11,515

228

PMETB

2,695

50

MHRA-Devices

11,057

862

Standards

NICE

30,649

233

Public Welfare

NPSA

30,077

294

HPA

160,411

3,228

NBSB

18,624

312

NTA

10,837

132

CPPIH

27,300

114

Central Services

NHS BT

33,732

5,927

NHS LA

3,037

176

NHS AC

3,435

42

HSCIC

33,785

316

NHS BSA

125,432

2,409

NHS PASA

28,246

332

NHS DIRECT

0

0

NHS PROF

9,932

740

CfH

152,380

605

NIII

65,325

175

ENB

1,200

Total

916,622

19,272

Notes:

1. Figures before 2003-04 are not available without further inquiries.

2. Whole-time equivalent (WTE) figures for 2004-05 are not available without further inquiries, the 2003-04 figures have been used as an estimate.

3. WTE figures relate to the end of the financial year.

4. The WTE figures are for the number of posts and not the number of staff.

5. Budget figures are for recurrent funding including capital charges.

6. The Connecting for Health (CfH) figures reflect the element of NHS Information Authority (NHS IA) funding that was transferred to CfH.

7. Some Arm’s Length Bodies (ALBs) in the table are not directly funded by the Department but WTE figures are show as they count towards a Departmental ALB Review target.

8. Headcount figures are not available for ENB.

Source:

Information held centrally by the Department

Key to Arm’s Length Body abbreviations

Abbreviation

ALB name

CfH

Connecting for Health

CHRE

Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence

CPPIH

Commission for Patient & Public Involvement in Health

CSCI

Commission for Social Care Inspection

DPB

Dental Practice Board

DVTA

Dental Vocational Training Authority

ENB

English National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting

FHSAA

Family Health Services Appeal Authority

GSCC

General Social Care Council

HC

Healthcare Commission

had

Health Development Agency

HFEA

Human Fertilisation & Embryology Authority

HPA

Health Protection Agency

MHAC

Mental Health Act Commission

MHRA- Devices

Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency – Devices

Monitor

Monitor – Independent Regulator of NHS Foundation Trusts

NBA (inc BPL)

National Blood Authority

NBSB

National Biological Standards Board

NCAA

National Clinical Assessment Authority

NHS AC

Appointments Commission

NHS BSA

NHS Business Services Authority

NHS BT

NHS Blood & Transplant

NHS CFSMS

NHS Counter Fraud and Security Management Service

NHS DIRECT

NHS DIRECT

NHS EST

NHS Estates

NHS IA/HSCIC

NHS Information Authority / Health & Social Care Information Centre

NHS LA

NHS Litigation Authority

NHS LOGS

NHS Logistics Authority

NHS MOD

NHS Modernisation Agency

NHS PA

NHS Pensions Agency

NHS PASA

NHS Purchasing & Supply Agency

NHS PROF

NHS Professionals

NHSU

NHS University

NICE

National Institute for Health & Clinical Excellence

NIII

NHS Institute for Innovation & Improvement

NPSA

National Patient Safety Agency

NRPB

National Radiological Protection Board

NTA

National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse

PHLS

Public Health Laboratory Service Board

PMETB

Postgraduate Medical Education & Training Board

PPA

Prescription Pricing Authority

ROC/HTA

Retained Organs Committee / Human Tissue Authority

UKT

UK Transplant