§ Mr. Rogersasked the Secretary of State for Wales (1) what was the expenditure on providing (a) National Health Service residential and (b) other residential care for mentally ill people in Wales (i) in the years 1970 to 1975, (ii) in the years 1975 to 1980 and (iii) in the years 1980 to 1985 expressed in actual and in 1975 adjusted terms;
(2) what was the expenditure on providing community care for mentally ill people in Wales (a) in the years 1970 to 1975 (b) in the years 1975 to 1980 (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 illness hospitals Actual (£000's) 21975–76 prices (£000's) 1976–77 21,745 19,212 1977–78 24,278 18,833 1978–79 26,510 18,581 1979–80 31,572 18,935 1980–81 40,230 20,340 1981–82 43,893 20,208 1982–83 48,275 20,723 1983–84 50,456 20,734 1984–85 53,309 21,003 1985–86 55,726 20,668 1 The figures exclude expenditure on mental illness 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 ill1 Actual (£000's) 21975–76 prices (£000's) 1976–77 203 179 1977–78 328 254 1978–79 529 371 1979–80 678 407 1980–81 703 355 1981–82 841 387 1982–83 1,035 444 1983–84 1,111 457 1984–85 1,131 446 1985–86 1,108 411 1 No information is available on expenditure incurred for providing other forms of community care for mentally ill people. 2 Re-priced to 1975–76 prices using the GDP deflator.