§ Mr. Englishasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the planned revenue expenditure per head of the population in 1972–73 in (a) the Sheffield Hospital Region, and (b) England and Wales; what percentage (a) forms of (b); and what were the corresponding percentages in the first year of operation of the Health Service and in 1960–61 or some other convenient intermediate year.
§ Mr. AlisonThe figures, including expenditure on teaching, hospitals administered by boards of governors, are as follows:
(a) (b) Sheffield England and Wales (a) as a percentage of (b) £ £ Per cent. 1972–73 … 19.62 23.65 83 1960–61* … 7.16 9.50 75 1949–50* … 3.18 4.34 73 * Actual.
§ Mr. Englishasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the total 327W expenditure on health services (hospital, general practitioners and local authority) per head of the population in (a) the Sheffield Region and (b) in England and Wales.
§ Mr. AlisonExpenditure estimated to to be incurred by health authorities per328W head of population in 1972–73 is about £36 in the Sheffield region and £41 in England and Wales. The figures are approximate because the areas of the local health authorities and executive councils concerned do not correspond entirely to that of the Sheffield hospital region.