§ Sir D. Walker-Smithasked the Minister of Health if he will now make a comparison in real terms, discounting the fall in the value of money, between health and 182W welfare capital projects expected to be issued during 1966–67 and those of previous years.
§ Mr. K. RobinsonThe amount of loan sanctions expected to be issued in 1966–67 is £23.2 million. Set out below are the amounts of loan sanctions issued in the previous 10 years, adjusted for the fall in the value of money as reflected by the rise in the cost of building work (other than dwellings) over that period and expressed in terms of the average 1965–66 costs. It will not be possible until about the middle of 1967 to assess the rise in building costs between 1965–66 and 1966–67.
£ million 1965–66 … … … 16.5 1964–65 … … … 23.0 1963–64 … … … 20.5 1962–63 … … … 16.5 1961–62 … … … 18.4 1960–61 … … … 17.0 1959–60 … … … 10.6 1958–59 … … … 5.4 1957–58 … … … 5.2 1956–57 … … … 4.8
§ Miss Pikeasked the Minister of Health (1) what was the total number of visits either paid by patients to doctors or by doctors to patients under the National Health Service in 1965; and how many of these visits were accounted for by children of 16 years and under;
(2) what was the total number of visits either paid by patients to doctors or by doctors to patients under the National Health Service in 1965; and how many of these visits were accounted for by expectant and nursing mothers;
(3) what was the total number of visits either paid by patients to doctors or by doctors to patients under the National Health Service in 1965; and how many of these visits were accounted for by persons who had been ill for six months or more;
(4) how much of the total cost both in money terms and proportionately of the general medical services and the pharmaceutical services, respectively, is accounted for by provision for men of 65 years and over and women of 60 years and over;
(5) how much of the total cost both in money terms and proportionately of the general medical services and the pharmaceutical services, respectively, is 183W accounted for by provision for children of 16 years and under;
(6) how much of the total cost both in money terms and proportionately of the general medical services and the pharmaceutical services, respectively, is accounted for by provision for expectant and nursing mothers;
(7) how much of the total cost both in money terms and proportionately of the general medical services and the pharmaceutical services, respectively, is accounted for by provision for persons who have been ill for six months or more;
(8) what was the total number of visits either paid by patients to doctors or by doctors to patients under the National Health Service in 1965; and how many of these visits were accounted for by men of 65 years and over and women of 60 years and over;
(9) how many prescriptions in 1965 were accounted for by persons who had been ill for six months or more; and what was the average cost of these prescriptions;
(10) how many prescriptions in 1965 were accounted for by expectant and nursing mothers; and what was the average cost of these prescriptions;
(11) how many prescriptions in 1965 were accounted for by children of 16 years and under; and what was the average cost of these prescriptions;
(12) how many prescriptions in 1965 were accounted for by men of 65 years and over and women of 60 years and over; and what was the average cost of these prescriptions.
§ Mr. K. RobinsonI regret that the information is not available.