Electricity Charges (Hansard, 12 March 1984)

§ Dr. Boyson

Rates of social security benefit will be increased next November by reference to the increase in

Number of persons on in-patient waiting list
Region—North Western Regional Health Authority
District health authority	31 March 1979	30 September 1979	31 March 1980	30 September 1980	31 March 1981	30 September 1981	31 March 1982	30 September 1982	31 March 1983	30 September 1983
Lancaster	2,099	1,818	1,695	1,598	1,694	1,681	1,862	1,784	1,792	2,061
Blackpool, Wyre and Fylde	5,038	4,586	4,278	4,136	4,182	3,874	4,043	4,117	3,850	3,446
Preston	^*6,775	^*6,521	^*6,152	^*5,618	^*5,393	^*5,768	^*6,030	5,287	4,777	4,434
Blackburn, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley	5,512	5,588	5,660	4,551	3,850	3,761	3,622	3,294	2,840	2,765
Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale	3,850	3,843	3,541	3,142	3,144	2,978	3,089	3,542	3,421	3,136
West Lancashire	2,573	2,421	2,529	2,546	2,439	2,282	2,287	2,433	2,161	1,628
Chorley and South Ribble	^*	^*	^*	^*	^*	^*	^*	651	741	653
Bolton	4,283	3,697	3,884	3,803	3,513	3,195	2,911	3,348	3,144	3,296
Bury	1,147	1,089	1,104	974	918	904	983	979	1,004	988
North Manchester	5,722	4,766	3,751	3,302	3,703	3,213	3,390	4,726	4,190	3,323
Central Manchester	6,924	6,278	6,212	6,593	5,530	5,166	5,550	5,358	4,668	4,728
South Manchester	8,339	7,951	7,012	6,724	6,417	6,684	6,237	8,120	7,894	7,676
Oldham	3,210	3,085	3,345	3,506	3,718	3,762	4,347	5,071	4,925	4,718
Rochdale	2,948	3,064	2,813	2,901	2,724	2,500	2,512	2,342	2,356	2,702
Salford	4,873	4,027	4,171	3,911	3,829	3,792	4,064	5,371	4,527	4,193
Stockport	5,043	4,980	5,160	4,819	4,474	3,995	4,272	4,430	4,116	4,194
Tameside and Glossop	2,208	2,305	2,301	2,323	2,094	2,159	2,038	2,866	2,482	2,562
Trafford	2,569	1,912	1,437	1,394	1,161	942	656	1,301	1,414	13,354
Wigan	4,255	4,017	3,931	3,672	3,611	3,596	3,464	4,677	4,551	4,668
Total	77,368	71,948	68,976	65,513	62,394	60,252	61,357	69,697	64,853	62,525
^* Prior to 1 April 1982, Preston Health District included Chorley and South Ribble.