§ Mr. Spriggsasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he will publish in the Official Report the cost of each of the regional health councils in England and Wales.
§ Mr. MoyleExpenditure by each of the 14 regional health authorities in England in 1977–78 was as follows:
Regional Health Authority Revenue account Capital account £ £ Northern … 8,412,801 15,492,805 Yorkshire … 9,776,365 15,071,600 Trent … 7,482,137 39,540,896 East Anglia … 2,825,517 9,968,865 North-West Thames … 9,642,021 17,208,558 North-East Thames … 11,070,388 11,342,155 South-East Thames … 9,181,653 11,495,139 South-West Thames … 7,638,113 16,581,842 Wessex … 2,728,996 12,928,020 Oxford … 3,660,574 9,958,347 South-Western … 4,451,454 12,481,560 West Midlands … 13,209,388 15,338,608 Mersey … 6,645,425 17,527,553 North-Western … 13,602,681 24,702,437 The extent to which services are provided directly by regional health authorities varies from one region to another.