§ Mr. Skinnerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how much is spent on mental health as a percentage of the total resources devoted to the Department of Health and Social Security.
§ Sir K. JosephPrecise figures are not available because it is not practicable to segregate fully expenditure on mental health from that on other health and personal social services. However, it is estimated that expenditure in England on services primarily concerned with mental health accounts for 13 per cent. of the total resources devoted to the health and personal social services programme.