Non-NHS Bodies

HC Deb 14 December 1993 vol 234 cc552-3W

Mr. Blunkett

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list for each year since 1990 the expenditure on the purchase of health care from non-NHS bodies for(a) regions, (b) districts and (c) trusts.

Mr. Sackville

Expenditure on the purchase of health care from non-national health service bodies for years 1991–92 and 1992–93 is shown in the table. Figures for 1990–91 are not available centrally.

	1991–92	1992–93
	£000	£000
Regional Health Authorities	32,746	21,421
District Health Authorities	159,818	187,335
NHS Trusts	12,204	44,543

Source: Annual Financial Returns of regional health authorities, district health authorities and NHS Trusts.

Note: Figures for 1992–93 are provisional.