§ Dr. Edmund Marshallasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what are the latest annual figures of total National Health Service expenditure per head of population in each of the health regions of England, respectively.
§ Dr. OwenThe information is as follows:
Per Capita Expenditure Revenue Capital Regional Health Authority £ £ 1. Northern 34.310 5.294 2. Yorkshire 34.123 4.962 3. Trent 30.271 6.518 4. East Anglia 32.167 5.776 5. North West Thames 45.190 5.224 6. North East Thames 43.616 4.849 7. South East Thames 41.846 5.355 8. South West Thames 44.117 5.529 9. Wessex 30.437 4.432 10. Oxford 33.316 8.309 11. South-Western 35.745 5.333 12. West Midlands 32.153 4.524 13. Mersey 37.765 4.820 14. North-Western 35.074 4.650 Note: These figures are based on the 1974–75 expenditure allocations and the mid-1974 population. Some of the differences between regions are due to variations in the age/sex structure, the incidence of teaching, etc.