To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much the Care Quality Commission charged organisations for (a) initial and (b) repeat inspections in England in the last 12 months. (319908)

The Care Quality Commission is the new integrated regulator for health and adult social care from 1 April 2009.

Regulated providers of adult social care and independent health care are charged fees by the Care Quality Commission in 2009-10. We have been informed by the Care Quality Commission that the total annual fees it charged organisations from 1 April 2009 to 31 January 2010 is £53.3 million. In the same period, the Care Quality Commission additionally charged independent health care organisations a total of £14,000 for repeat inspections.

Details of the fees charged to adult social care regulated providers is set out on the Care Quality Commission's website at:

www.cqc.org.uk/guidanceforprofessionals/registration/socialcare/fees.cfm

Details of the fees charged to independent health care regulated providers is set out on the Care Quality Commission's website at:

www.cqc.org.uk/guidanceforprofessionals/registration/independenthealthcareservices/howtoregister.cfm

For 2009-10, the Care Quality Commission does not charge fees for the registration and inspection of NHS bodies.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average charge levied by the Care Quality Commission was for inspections of a (a) hospice and (b) district hospital in the latest period for which figures are available. (319911)

The Care Quality Commission is the new integrated regulator for health and adult social care from 1 April 2009.

We have been informed by the Care Quality Commission that the average annual fee charged for a hospice for the period 1 April 2009 to 31 January 2010 is £1,629.

For 2009-10, the Care Quality Commission does not charge fees for the registration and inspection of national health service bodies.