(2) pursuant to the answer of 8 May 2007, Official Report, column 162W, on the NHS: training, what funding for training purposes was allocated to strategic health authorities (SHAs) in 2006-07, broken down by SHA; and what the actual expenditure on training was in each authority.
The funding provided to strategic health authorities for training and education in 2006-07 is shown in the following table.
Strategic health authority (SHA) Total MPET allocations (£000) East Midlands SHA 276,532 East of England SHA 291,090 London SHA 898,301 North East SHA 199,527 North West SHA 499,511 South Central SHA 256,782 South East Coast SHA 201,456 South West SHA 308,193 West Midlands SHA 350,911 Yorkshire and Humberside SHA 484,048 England Total 3,766,349
The actual amount spent on education for 2006-07 is not yet known.
The Department of Health is in the process of collecting returns relating to expenditure on education and training in 2006-07. Validated data are expected to be available by the end of June 2007.