HC Deb 05 December 1978 vol 959 c626W
Mr. Hoyle

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is being spent on psychiatric services in the Lancashire area health authority; and if he will list the amount spent district by district for each year since 1976.

Mr. Moyle:

I regret that this information is not available. The cost of treatment given for mental illness—which often takes place in general hospitals—cannot be separately identified within total Health Service expenditure.

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