HC Deb 21 June 1988 vol 135 cc546-7W
Mr. Boyes

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services what changes in revenue have been made in the Northern regional health authority and Sunderland district health authority during the last five years for which figures are available, both in cash and real terms and as percentages.

Mr. Newton

[holding answer 31 March 1988]: Following are the figures for total revenue expenditure and percentage changes over the latest available five-year period for the health authorities requested and the northern region as a whole:

Per annual accounts Percentage increase/ (decrease) At 1986–87 prices Percentage increase/ (decrease) at 1987–87 prices
On preceding year On 1982–83 On preceding year On 1982–83
£000 £000
1984–85 20,834 4.90 11.45 22,798 0.46 1.94
1985–86 22,432 7.67 20.00 23,163 1.60 3.57
1986–87 22,735 1.35 21.62 22,735 (1.85) 1.66
Sunderland Health Authority
1982–83 47,938 — — 57,349 — —
1983–84 51,432 7.29 7.29 58,767 2.47 2.47
1984–85 54,000 4.99 12.65 59,089 0.55 3.03
1985–86 57,580 6.63 20.11 59,457 0.62 3.68
1986–87 61,197 6.28 27.66 61,197 2.93 6.71
Northern Region1
1982–83 520,838 — — 623,084 — —
1983–84 553,996 6.37 6.37 633,001 1.59 1.59
1984–85 586,852 5.93 12.67 642,163 1.45 3.06
1985–86 620,085 5.66 19.06 640,300 (0.29) 2.76
1986–87 664,666 7.19 27.61 664,666 3.81 6.67
1 Includes the Northern Regional Health Authority, Sunderland and all other district health authorities comprising the Northern region.

Source

Annual financial accounts submitted to the Department by the health authorities concerned.

Notes to the table

1. The figures for the earlier years have been expressed at 1986–87 prices by the use of the gross domestic product deflator.

2. Capital expenditure and expenditure on family practitioner services is excluded. The latter expenditure is accounted for by family practitioner committees (FPCs) and cannot strictly be attributed to particular districts or regions. However, prior to 1 April 1985 the Sunderland health authority and eight other district health authorities within the northern region each had an associated FPC and those authorities' revenue expenditure for the years before that date includes elements in respect of the administrative expenses of FPCs which are not separately identifiable.