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Mental Health
Lord Lester of Herne Hill asked Her Majesty's Government:
What targets have been set regarding the establishment of mental health early intervention services since 1997; and whether, and to what extent, those targets have been met. [HL4245]
The Minister of State, Department of Health (Lord Warner): The National Health Service Plan published in 2000 set a target to establish 50 early intervention (EI) teams in England by December 2004. The target was achieved. At March 2005 there were 109 EI teams in England.
The NHS Plan envisaged these teams would serve 7,500 young people a year between 2003 and 2006. Some 6,820 people were served over this period at December 2005. We do not expect to reach this target by December 2006 but a recovery plan has been put in place and we expect the target to be reached no later than March 2009.
Mozambique
Viscount Waverley asked Her Majesty's Government:
What are the Department for International Development's current priorities in their development support for Mozambique; and [HL4194]
The Lord President of the Council (Baroness Amos): DfID aid in Mozambique is programmed to support the government of Mozambique to deliver their PARPA (Mozambique's poverty reduction strategy) objectives, in particular the priorities set out in the Government's performance assessment framework. Improving the quality of our and partners' aid and supporting civil society to increase accountability are also current priorities.
The government of Mozambique's performance assessment framework can be accessed on DfID's website at www.dfid.gov.uk/countries/africa/mozambique.asp.
Viscount Waverley asked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will provide financial support for the United Nations millennium project office in Mozambique to co-ordinate donations and to implement the Paris declaration within the Ministry of Planning and Development, including a donor and project integrated database. [HL4196]
Baroness Amos: DfID is not planning to provide funding to the United Nations millennium project office in Mozambique to implement the Paris declaration within the Ministry of Planning and Development. The development and implementation of the database referred to will be jointly funded by the United Nations development programme (UNDP) and the European Commission. This is one part of a larger area of work being taken forward by the UN-led Paris declaration working group, of which DfID is an active member.
Viscount Waverley asked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will provide financial support for the United Nations millennium project office in Mozambique to facilitate consideration of the millennium development goals needs assessment and the development of a 10-year action plan, aligned with the new United Nations development programme integrated package of services and United Nations joint programming. [HL4197]
Baroness Amos: DfID is not planning to provide funding to the United Nations millennium project office in Mozambique to facilitate consideration of the millennium development goals needs assessment and the development of a 10-year action package.
The government of Mozambique are currently finalising their second PARPA (Mozambique's poverty reduction strategy) which will run from 2006–09; in this the Government have set ambitious targets for indicators of human development which would put them on-track for the majority of the millennium development goals. DfID, along with 17 other donors, is providing poverty reduction budget support to support the achievement of these targets.
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Viscount Waverley asked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will provide financial support for the United Nations millennium project office in Mozambique to facilitate the implementation of 10 pilot millennium villages and to bring in market, private-sector and employment concepts and opportunities. [HL4198]
Baroness Amos: DfID is not planning to provide funding to the United Nations millennium project office in Mozambique to facilitate the implementation of 10 pilot millennium villages. Our support to the private sector is in the form of funding and policy dialogue facilitated through the provision of poverty reduction budget support and through a number of country and regional programmes aimed at improving the business environment in Mozambique.
More information about DfID's programme in Mozambique is available on DfID's website at www.dfid.gov.uk/countries/africa/mozambique.asp.
NHS: Coronary Care
Earl Howe asked Her Majesty's Government:
How many coronary angiography procedures were carried out in each strategic health authority area in England in each of the two most recent years for which figures are available. [HL4236]
The Minister of State, Department of Health (Lord Warner): The information requested is given in the following table.
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NHS: Finances
Lord Hanningfield asked Her Majesty's Government:
The Minister of State, Department of Health (Lord Warner): The forecast outturn position for 2005–06, as submitted by National Health Service organisations (strategic health authorities, primary care trusts and NHS trusts) at the mid-year point (month six), is available in the Library and can be found on the Department of Health website at www.dh.gov.uk/PublicationsAndStatistics/FreedomOfInformation/ClassesOfInformation/fs/en.
Lord Hanningfield asked Her Majesty's Government:
Which primary care trusts in England currently owe money to their respective local authority. [HL4395]
Lord Warner: The information requested on the primary care trusts in England that currently owe money to their respective local authority is not held centrally.
NHS: Muckamore Abbey Hospital
Baroness Blood asked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether it is proposed to transfer the management of Muckamore Abbey Hospital to the new Northern Trust on its inception; and, if so, for what reasons. [HL4280]
The Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office (Lord Rooker): Establishment orders for the five new health and social services trusts, announced as part of the review of public administration, have been prepared and issued for consultation. The draft establishment order for the new Northern Area Trust proposes that it should assume responsibility for Muckamore Abbey Hospital. This is intended to promote linkages with the community services in the area in which the facility is situated. The proposal will, however, be reviewed in
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light of views which are expressed during the current consultation process by interested stakeholders including staff and service users.
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