§ Mr. Rogersaskded the Secretary of State for Wales what was the expenditure on providing (a) National Health Service residential and (b) other residential care for mentally handicapped people in Wales (a) in the years 1970 to 1975, (b) in the years 1975 to 1980 and (c) in the years 1980 to 1985, expressed in actual and in 1975 adjusted terms.
§ Mr. Mark RobinsonThe readily available information is as follows:
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Net expenditure on in-patients1 at mental handicap hospitals Actual (£000's) 21975–76 prices (£000's) 1976–77 8,775 7,753 1977–78 9,895 7,674 1978–79 11,533 8,083
Actual (£000's) 21975–76 prices (£000's) 1979–80 13,957 8,371 1980–81 17,792 8,996 1981–82 19,710 9,074 1982–83 21,385 9,180 1983–84 21,906 9,002 1984–85 23,401 9,220 1985–86 24,458 9,071 1 The figures exclude expenditure on mental handicap patients in units at non-psychiatric hospitals. 2 Re-priced to 1975–76 prices using the GDP deflator.
Net expenditure on other residential care for the mentally handicapped1 Actual (£000's) 21975–76 prices (£000s) 1976–77 3,892 3,439 1977–78 4,247 3,291 1978–79 5,150 3,610 1979–80 6,366 3,818 1980–81 7,658 3,872 1981–82 8,774 4,039 1982–83 9,940 4,267 1983–84 10,889 4,475 1984–85 12,109 4,771 1985–86 12,876 4,775 1 Other residential care for the mentally handicapped includes homes and adult training centres. 2 Re-priced to 1975–76 prices using the GDP deflator.