§ 109. Mr. Doddsasked the Minister of Health the total cost of the National Health Service for 1955; and what was 89W the expenditure in respect of the mental health service during the same period or for the latest convenient year.
§ Miss Hornsby-SmithFor 1954–55 the net cost to the Exchequer of the Service in England and Wales was nearly £389 million. About £51 million was spent in that year on mental and mental deficiency hospitals (including those administered by the Board of Control) and Exchequer grant of about £1 million was made towards the expenses of local health authorities on mental health. The proportion of the cost of other services which may have been incurred in respect of persons suffering from mental illness or mental deficiency is not separately known.