§ Mr. Eadieasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is now the average cost to the National Health Service in providing medical, surgical and dental care for a household consisting of husband, wife and two children; and what are the comparable figures for the last five years.
§ Mr. RossThe information is not available in the form requested, but the cost per head of the population of the National Health Service in Scotland for the last six years is as follows:
£. s. d. 1963–64 … … 21 8 9 1964–65 … … 23 3 10 1965–66 … … 26 9 5 1966–67 … … 30 2 8 1967–68 … … 32 5 5 1968–69 … … 34 16 0