South East Coast Strategic Health Authority

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the capitation cost was of (a) the Director and (b) other staff in Communications and Engagement of the South East Coast Strategic Health Authority in the latest year for which information is available. (304300)

The last full year for which information about remuneration for the Director of Communications and Engagement of the South East Coast Strategic Health Authority (SHA) is available is 2008-09. This is published in the SHA's ‘Annual Report 2008-09’, a copy of which has been placed in the Library. Information about costs relating to the SHA Director of Communications and Engagement's staff is not collected centrally.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how much the South East Coast Strategic Health Authority paid to public relations companies in (a) 2007-08 and (b) 2008-09; and what budget has been set for such expenditure in 2009-10; (304532)

(2) what the cost was of the recent independent survey of the regional stakeholders of the South East Coast Strategic Health Authority undertaken as part of the Healthier people, excellent care programme;

(3) how much the South East Coast Strategic Health Authority spent on gathering public opinion and opinion polling in (a) 2006-07, (b) 2007-08 and (c) 2008-09; and what budget has been set for such expenditure in 2009-10.

The information requested is not collected centrally. These are matters for the South East Coast Strategic Health Authority.

Volume 502: debated on Wednesday 9 December 2009