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NHS: Administration

Volume 469: debated on Tuesday 11 December 2007

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Mr. Stephen O'Brien

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much was spent on (a) administration and (b) management in the NHS in each year since 1992 (i) in gross terms and (ii) as a percentage of the total NHS budget. (164593)

Mr. Bradshaw

The information requested is shown in the following table.

AdministrationManagement

Total costs (£ million)

As a percentage of total national health service expenditure

Total costs (£ million)

As a percentage of total national health service expenditure

1992-93

1,545

5.5

497

1.8

1993-94

1,605

5.5

612

2.1

1994-95

1,637

5.4

716

2.3

1995-96

1,699

5.3

789

2.5

1996-97

1,786

5.4

867

2.6

1997-98

1,825

5.3

912

2.6

1998-99

1,936

5.3

952

2.6

1999-2000

2,078

5.2

1,054

2.6

2000-01

2,279

5.2

1,187

2.7

2001-02

2,597

5.3

1,332

2.7

2002-03

2,893

5.4

1,571

2.9

2003-04

3,188

5.0

1,777

2.8

2004-05

3,412

4.9

2,098

3.0

2005-06

3,648

4.8

2,213

2.9

2006-07

3,619

4.5

2,088

2.6

Note:

Figures for 2004-05, 2005-06 and 2006-07 exclude data for foundation trusts.

Sources:

Annual financial returns (unaudited) for primary care trusts, (strategic) health authorities and NHS trusts 1992-93 to 2006-07.

NHS total expenditure (England) 1992-93 to 2006-07.

Mr. Stephen O'Brien

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much was spent on (a) administration and (b) management (i) as a percentage of the total budget and (ii) as the cost per head of population in the areas covered by each (A) primary care trust, (B) acute trust, (C) ambulance trust, (D) mental health trust, (E) foundation trust, (F) strategic health authority, (G) special health authority and (H) NHS arms length body in England in the last year for which figures are available. (164594)

Mr. Bradshaw

Information available (2006-07) for primary care trusts, all national health service trusts and strategic health authorities has been placed in the Library.

It is not possible to show cost per head of population figures for NHS trusts because they do not serve discrete areas of population.

This information is not held for foundation trusts, special health authorities or arms length bodies.