§ Mr. Walter Johnsonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the total cost of social services and the Health Service during 1978; and how this compares with 1973.
§ Mr. MoyleExpenditure on health and personal social services for the calendar year 1978 is not available. The Government expenditure plans, set out in Cmnd. 7439, indicate a total of £23,594 million planned public expenditure at survey 1978 prices on health and personal social services—£8,233 million—and social security—£15,361 million—in Great Britain in 1978–79. The comparable figure for 1973–74 on the same price base is £18,987 million (Health and Personal Social Services—£7,416 million, Social Security—£11,571 million.) Income from charges for health and personal social services raises these figures to £23,940 million—estimated—in 1978–79 and to £19,312 million in 1973–74.