House of Lords written question – answered at on 14 June 2010.
Baroness Quin
Labour
To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the average proportion of NHS trusts' budgets in England used for employing nurses in each of the past 10 years.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the average proportion of NHS trusts' budgets in England used for employing managerial and administrative staff in each of the past 10 years.
Earl Howe
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health
The information is shown in the following table.
| A | B | |
| Year | % of total expenditure on Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting Staff % | % of total expenditure on Managerial, Administrative and Clerical Staff % |
| 2008-09 | 23 | 10 |
| 2007-08 | 23 | 10 |
| 2006-07 | 24 | 10 |
| 2005-06 | 25 | 11 |
| 2004-05 | 25 | 11 |
| 2003-04 | 25 | 10 |
| 2002-03 | 26 | 10 |
| 2001-02 | 27 | 10 |
| 2000-01 | 27 | 10 |
| 1999-2000 | 27 | 10 |
Notes:
1) In column A, the figures represent the total National Health Service trust expenditure on "Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting" staff as a percentage of total operating expenses for all NHS trusts.
2) In column B, the figures represent the total NHS trust expenditure on "Managers, senior managers, admin and clerical" staff as a percentage of total operating expenses for all NHS trusts.
3) The figures are derived from two sources-the Financial Returns of NHS bodies for each year and the Summarised Account of NHS trusts for each year.
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