§ Mr. HobanTo ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the answer given to the hon. Member for Oxford, West and Abingdon (Dr. Harris) of 5 March 2002,Official Report, column 391W, on health expenditure, if he will list the expenditure on health by weighted head of population in real terms for each health authority area, to include expenditure accounted for by (a) the Dental Practice Board and (b) the Prescription Pricing Authority. [42800]
§ Mr. Hutton[holding answer 12 March 2002]: Expenditure per weighted head of population is not a reliable indicator to compare different health authorities. Allocations per weighted head are a much more reliable indicator.
Expenditure by the Dental Practice Board and the Prescription Pricing Authority is not attributed to individual health authorities in their annual accounts.