§ Mr. Penhaligonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if she will publish in the Official Report a table showing expenditure on health services, expressed as a percentage of GNP, for each member country of the OECD in the last year.
§ Dr. OwenThe following table gives the latest information from the OECD publication "National Accounts of OECD Countries" for those countries whose expenditure on health services is shown separately:
Country Year Percentage of GNP Australia 1973 5.6 Austria 1972 5.6 Finland 1973 5.5 Italy 1973 6.2 Norway 1973 5.6 Sweden 1972 7.3 Greece 1972 2.5 USA 1973 6.4 UK 1973 4.3 Notes: There are varying definitions of "health services" from country to country.
All expenditure on "health services" both public and private is included in the table.
GNP is taken at market prices.
§ Mr. Penhaligonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the expenditure per person on health services in each regional health authority area in England and Wales; and what is the national average.
§ Dr. OwenFor details in respect of allocations to region health authorities for hospital and community services in England I would refer the hon. Member to my reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Goole (Dr. Marshall) on 16th October.—[Vol. 897, c. 769.] The figures then quoted result in averages per person of £36.425 for revenue and £5.312 for capital expenditure.
The information relating to Wales is a matter for my right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State for Wales.