§ Mr. Campbell-SavoursTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the level of spending per head of population on family health service services in England; and if her answer of 1 December,Official Report, column 830, included such expenditure.
§ Mr. MaloneGross expenditure on family health services per head of population in England in 1993–94 was £157.
The reply that I gave the hon. Member for Darlington (Mr. Milburn) on 26 May 1994 at column 305 gave per head of population spending figures for each family health services authority in England for 1992–93.
The information is not directly comparable because the figures relate to different years, and the earlier answer recorded expenditure by FHSAs on an accruals basis whereas the national figure of £157 specifically reflects spending in cash terms on family health services. Key differences are that the FHSA data include GP fundholders' purchases of hospital services and FHSA administration costs, and exclude dental services administered centrally by the dental practices board and the income from prescription and dental charges collected by FHS contractors.