Resources (Hansard, 22 December 1988)

§ Mr. Cousins
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will state for each English regional health authority the percentage resource differce from its resource allocation working party target for each year since 1983 including an estimate for the current year.

§ Mr. Mellor
The information requested is given in the table.
The range between regional health authorities' resource allocation working party targets has narrowed from 26 per cent. in 1977–78 to 11 per cent. in 1988–89. With the exception of North West Thames and North East Thames all regions are now within 4 per cent. of their target.
100 per cent. being the total United Kingdom population, of the major ethnic minority groupings in each of the last five years.

§ Mr. Freeman
The information requested is available only for Great Britain,; it is not available for Northern Ireland. The estimates are based on the annual labour force survey which now covers a sample of about 60,000 households each year. The estimates for ethnic minority groups are subject to sampling error consequently, for many purposes, an average of the last three years figures is taken as the best estimate. An article recently published in "Population Trends 54" gives further details.
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Table 1: Estimated population by ethnic group, Great Britain

Thousands

Ethnic group 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 Average 1985–87

White 50,798 50,895 51,222 51,204 51,573 51,333

West Indian/Guyanese 503 529 547 526 489 521

African 91 109 102 98 116 105

Indian 791 807 689 784 761 745

Pakistan 355 371 406 413 392 404

Bangladeshi 81 93 99 117 116 111

Chinese 106 109 122 113 126 120

Arab 69 63 61 73 79 71

Mixed 196 205 232 269 263 255

Other 109 75 117 164 141 141

Not stated 879 829 637 607 467 570

Total population 53,979 54,084 54,235 54,370 54,524 54,376

Table 2 Proportions of the population by ethnic group, Great Britain

Percentage

Ethnic group 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 Average 1985–87

White 94.1 94.1 94.4 94.2 94.6 94.4

West Indian /Guyanese 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.0

African 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2

Indian 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.4

Pakistan 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7

Bangladeshi 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2

Chinese 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2

Arab 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1

Mixed 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5

Other 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3

Not Stated 1.6 1.5 1.2 1.1 0.9 1.0

Total Population¹ 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

¹ Components may not add precisely to the total because of rounding.

Table 1: Estimated population by ethnic group, Great Britain
	Thousands
Ethnic group	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	Average 1985–87
White	50,798	50,895	51,222	51,204	51,573	51,333
West Indian/Guyanese	503	529	547	526	489	521
African	91	109	102	98	116	105
Indian	791	807	689	784	761	745
Pakistan	355	371	406	413	392	404
Bangladeshi	81	93	99	117	116	111
Chinese	106	109	122	113	126	120
Arab	69	63	61	73	79	71
Mixed	196	205	232	269	263	255
Other	109	75	117	164	141	141
Not stated	879	829	637	607	467	570
Total population	53,979	54,084	54,235	54,370	54,524	54,376

Table 2 Proportions of the population by ethnic group, Great Britain
	Percentage
Ethnic group	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	Average 1985–87
White	94.1	94.1	94.4	94.2	94.6	94.4
West Indian /Guyanese	0.9	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.9	1.0
African	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2
Indian	1.5	1.5	1.3	1.4	1.4	1.4
Pakistan	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.8	0.7	0.7
Bangladeshi	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2
Chinese	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2
Arab	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
Mixed	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.5
Other	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.3
Not Stated	1.6	1.5	1.2	1.1	0.9	1.0
Total Population¹	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
¹ Components may not add precisely to the total because of rounding.