HC Deb 24 June 1976 vol 913 cc637-8W
Mr. Patrick Jenkin

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish the annual cost of the Health Advisory Service for the most recent 12-month period for which figures are available.

Mrs. Chalker

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what has been the annual cost of the hospital advisory service for each year of its operation.

Mr. Ennals

Separate records of actual costs are not maintained, but it is estimated that the overall cost of the Health Advisory Service was as follows:

Financial Year £
1968–69 40,000
1969–70 85,000
1970–71 145,000
1971–72 200,000
1972–73 250,000
1973–74 285,000
1974–75 320,000

Information on which to base an estimate for the period 1975–76 is not yet available.