§ Mr. Clemitsonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the average National Health Service expenditure per head of the population, according to the latest available statistics in (a) the South Bedfordshire Health District, (b) the Bedfordshire area and (c) the North-West Thames Region.
§ Dr. OwenThe average National Health Service expenditure per head of population in the North-West Thames Region, based on the accounts submitted by the health authorities for 1974–75 and population figures at mid-1974 supplied by the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys, was £84.68. Analyses of expenditure on which to base averages per head of population in districts or areas are not available for those services which are not organised on a district or area basis.