HC Deb 29 April 1970 vol 800 cc360-2W
Mr. Gwynfor Evans

asked the Secretary of State for Wales what is his estimate of the expenditure on hospital administration in Wales in 1968–69 and 1969–70; and what proportion this is of the total revenue expenditure of hospital authorities in Wales.

Mr. George Thomas:

The information is as follows:

Year Expenditure on Administration by the Welsh Hospital Board, Board of Governors and Hospital Management Committees* Proportionate part of the total revenue expenditure of hospital authorities in Wales
£m %
1968–69 1.5 3.3
1969–70 (estimate) 1.7 3.4
* The expenditure on administration excludes that on administrative offices situated in hospitals where the expenditure cannot be identified