§ Mr. Lomasasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what has been the cost to date to the health and hospital services of the introduction of two extra tiers of management, namely area health authorities and district authorities.
§ Mr. MoyleThere are no district authorities as such; the expenditure of area health authorities in England on administration at area and district levels during the last two financial years was as follows:
1974–75 1975–76 £000 £000 At area level 48,069 76,494 At district level 47,993 63,542