§ Mr. Hoosonasked the Secretary of State for Wales what is the total expenditure per head of population on the National Health Service in Wales; and
£ per head 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 Wales England Wales England Wales England 49.94 48.53 56.52 54.95 75.71 71.88
§ Mr. Hoosonasked the Secretary of State for Wales if any allowance is to be made for adverse social conditions which determine the demand for medical care in the formula to be used in determining the Welsh, as compared with the English, allocations for expenditure under the National Health Service, particularly bearing in mind the disparity between the expenditure per head of the population on the Health Service in Wales, as compared with England; and whether he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Barry JonesExpenditure per head of the population on the National Health Service in Wales is higher than that in England. The allocation of finance for running the National Health Service in Wales reflects the general assessment, which has been made over the years, of the needs of the Principality as compared with England. No formula is used in determining the allocation.
§ Mr. Hoosonasked the Secretary of State for Wales when he expects the Working Group on Resource Allocation among health authorities in Wales to produce its final report; and whether he intends to publish this report.
§ Mr. Barry JonesThe Working Group on Resource Allocations will be giving continuing advice. We received its second report recently. Copies have been distributed to health authorities in Wales, and are available on request to Health408W how this compares with the comparable figure for England for the years 1972 to 1975.
§ Mr. Barry JonesThe information is set out below:
Finance Division, Welsh Office, Pearl Assurance House, Greyfriars Road, Cardiff, CF1 3RT. I will arrange for copies of the report to be placed in the Library of the House.