§ Mr. Arnoldasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what proportion of the total expenditure of each regional health authority was allocated to hospital services for 1977–78.
§ Mr. MoyleInformation for 1977–78 is not yet available centrally. In 1976–77 revenue expenditure on hospital services expressed as a proportion of total revenue expenditure including expenditure on the family practitioner services for each regional health authority was as follows:
per cent. Northern 61.0 Yorkshire 62.4 Trent 60.3 East Anglia 61.1 NW Thames 64.1 NE Thames 69.1 SE Thames 65.9 SW Thames 64.3 Wessex 60.1 Oxford 59.8 South Western 60.0 West Midlands 61.2 Mersey 63.7 North Western 61.4