§ Mr. TrickettTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the per capita expenditure on health services in(a) England and Wales and (b) Wakefield District in the last year for which figures are available; and what was the equivalent average figure for EU member states. [111576]
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§ Mr. DenhamIn 1998–99, gross National Health Service expenditure per capita in England and Wales was £810. England alone was £807 and Wales was £867.
In 1998–99, healthcare expenditure per capita in Wakefield Health Authority was £854. It should be noted that this figure is not comparable with those given for England and Wales because it is taken from health authority summarised accounts, which do not include all NHS expenditure. The comparable figure for England using summarised accounts data is £720 per head.
The information on international comparisons is not collected by the Department. It is collected by the Office of Economic Corporate Development and can be obtained from the OECD 1999 health database.