Written question asked by Liam Fox (Conservative) on Monday, 15 September 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 6 October 2003. It was answered by Melanie Johnson (Labour) on Monday, 6 October 2003 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was spent on genito-urinary medicine services in (a) each of the past three financial years and (b) 1997-98. - Includes table.

Answer: Dr. Fox: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much was spent on genito-urinary medicine services in (a) each of the past three financial years and (b) 1997-98. [131019] Miss Melanie Johnson: Hospital and community health services expenditure on genito-urinary medicine services for each of the past three financial years and 1997-98 are shown in the table1. £ million _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Expenditure 2001-02 182.13 2000-012 157.138 1999-2000 171.593 1997-98 137.367 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 In 1999-2000, one NHS trust recorded expenditure on HIV/ AIDS within the speciality genito-urinary medicine. However, in 2000-01 the trust reclassified this expenditure and recorded it within the speciality infectious diseases. 2 Following further validation of the data, this is a revised figure for 2000-01. Sources: Annual financial returns of NHS trusts, 1997-98 and 1999-2000 to 2001-02. Annual financial returns of primary care trusts, 2000-01 to 2001-02.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 131019; 410 c1296-7W
Session: 2002-03
Subjects: Health services Expenditure Medical treatments Sexual and reproductive health
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk