§ 28. Mr. Martyn JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how much the administration of the Clwyd health authority and other authorities in Wales cost in the last year and in 1978 adjusted to 1992 prices.
§ Mr. Gwilym JonesThe information is as follows. The table gives the cost of administration for health authorities in Wales for 1992–93—the last year for which data are available—and for 1978–79 adjusted to 1992–93 prices.
£ thousands Health authority 1992–93 1978–79 Clwyd 3,615 4,198 East Dyfed/Pembrokeshire 2,804 4,687 Gwent 3,729 6,312 Gwynedd 2,080 3,337 Mid Glamorgan 2,372 7,321 Powys 2,248 1,870 South Glamorgan 7,101 6,923 West Glamorgan 2,605 4,584 Source: Summarised Accounts of Health Authorities in Wales.
Note: The figure for the cost of administration is taken to be that covering authority administration and purchasing expenses. This represents the total revenue expenditure on the pay and accommodation costs of staff of all disciplines and their support staff employed at headquarters levels together with the costs of the purchaser function. They exclude administrative support in hospital departments and at other local levels which is regarded as operational expenditure.