Health Authority Expenditure (Hansard, 16 May 1990)

§ Mr. Wigley
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish a table showing to the most recent available date, the cost of administrative and clerical staff as a proportion of net revenue expenditure for each health authority in Wales; and if he will make a statement.

§ Mr. David Hunt
The information requested for 1988–89 (the latest year for which information is available) is as follows:

Per cent.

Clwyd 6.5

East Dyfed 6.7

Gwent 6.5

Gwynedd 6.7

Mid Glamorgan 6.3

Pembrokeshire 6.7

Powys 5.6

South Glamorgan 7.6

West Glamorgan 6.4

All district health authorities 6.7

WHCSA 47.2

HPAW 26.5

All Welsh health authorities 7.2

Source Health authorities' annual accounts.
It is to be expected that Powys health authority, which does not have a large acute sector, has a lower than average proportion of its revenue expenditure accounted for by administrative and clerical costs and that South Glamorgan health authority with its teaching and regional services responsibilities has a higher than average figure. WHCSA and HPAW are not really comparable since the nature of their functions and consequently their staff mixes are different from each other and from those of district health authorities.

§ Mr. Wigley
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish a table showing for the decade 1979 to 1989 what was the average cost of administrative and clerical staff as a proportion of net revenue expenditure of(a) all health authorities in Wales, excluding South Glamorgan and (b) Gwynedd health authority.

§ Mr. David Hunt
The information requested is as follows:476W

Gwynedd health authority Per cent. District health authorities¹ Per cent. Welsh health authorities² Per cent.

1979–80 6.6 6.1 6.6

1980–81 12.3 13.3 13.8

1981–82 11.8 15.6 16.1

1982–83 11.3 12.1 12.6

1983–84 11.2 11.8 12.4

1984–85 8.1 7.2 7.8

1985–86 7.6 6.8 7.4

1986–87 7.3 6.6 7.2

1987–88 7.0 6.6 7.1

1988–89 6.7 6.4 7.1

¹ Excludes South Glamorgan health authority.

² District health authorities plus WHCSA (formerly WHTSO) and HPAW but again excluding South Glamorgan heath authority.

Source: Health authorities' annual accounts.

	Per cent.
Clwyd	6.5
East Dyfed	6.7
Gwent	6.5
Gwynedd	6.7
Mid Glamorgan	6.3
Pembrokeshire	6.7
Powys	5.6
South Glamorgan	7.6
West Glamorgan	6.4
All district health authorities	6.7
WHCSA	47.2
HPAW	26.5
All Welsh health authorities	7.2

	Gwynedd health authority Per cent.	District health authorities¹ Per cent.	Welsh health authorities² Per cent.
1979–80	6.6	6.1	6.6
1980–81	12.3	13.3	13.8
1981–82	11.8	15.6	16.1
1982–83	11.3	12.1	12.6
1983–84	11.2	11.8	12.4
1984–85	8.1	7.2	7.8
1985–86	7.6	6.8	7.4
1986–87	7.3	6.6	7.2
1987–88	7.0	6.6	7.1
1988–89	6.7	6.4	7.1
¹ Excludes South Glamorgan health authority.
² District health authorities plus WHCSA (formerly WHTSO) and HPAW but again excluding South Glamorgan heath authority.