§ Mr. Hooleyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list in the Official Report the capital expenditure of the regional health authority areas during each of the past three financial years, expressed as a figure per 10,000 population of the area.
§ Mr. Geoffrey FinsbergThe information requested is as follows:
Region Capital expenditure per 10,000 population (£000s) 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 Northern 89 114 142 Yorkshire 86 125 142 Trent 99 118 150 East Anglia 118 148 170 North West Thames 75 104 126 North East Thames 86 132 140 South East Thames 73 99 110 South West Thames 80 126 129 Wessex 84 125 139 Oxford 55 81 113 South Western 77 102 133 West Midlands 76 117 127 Mersey 108 133 147 North Western 127 152 211 Notes:
1. The expenditure figures were derived from the annual accounts of health authorities submitted to the Department.
2. The population figures used were the mid-year estimates of resident population for 1979, 1980 and 1981 respectively, in which no allowance is made for people who receive treatment outside their region of residence.