§ Mr. Sproatasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the cost to public funds in the latest 12 months for which figures are available of all the leaflets, posters, advertisements and all other information sources, issued by or on behalf of his Department, regarding means of claiming social security benefits.
§ Mr. DeakinsThe cost of publicity in the last 12 months for which figures are available, was £346,000. The cost of printing leaflets is included as part of the Department's administrative printing Vote; to calculate it as a separate cost would involve disproportionate expense.
NHS Training and Studies Centre, Harrogate Hospital Engineering Centre, Falfield Training Aids Unit, Godalming Available student places 53 60 NA Average cost per week per available student place (£) 1971–72 — 47 NA 1972–73 — 50 NA 1973–74 — 59 NA 1974–75 — 73 NA 1975–76 — 99 NA Total running cost to NHS per annum (£000) 1971–72 — 129 — 1972–73 — 139 10 1973–74 — 161 13 1974–75 — 202 29 1975–76 — 273 40 Notes:
The NHS Training and Studies Centre at Harrogate opened in September 1976.
The Training Aids Unit at Godalming opened in 1972. The provision of training courses is only an occasional function of the unit.
NA = not applicable.
§ Mr. Banksasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish the overall training budget of the NHS for each of the previous 10 years at (a) prevailing prices and (b) constant prices.
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Expenditure at Prevailing prices Expenditure at Constant prices (as at November 1975) Central Vote Health Authorities Total Central Vote Health Authorities Total Year £m. £m. £m. £m. £m. £m. 1966–67 4.0 NA NA 9.4 NA NA 1967–68 4.3 NA NA 10.0 NA NA 1968–69 4.9 NA NA 10.8 NA NA 1969–70 5.6 NA NA 11.7 NA NA 1970–71 7.0 NA NA 13.7 NA NA 1971–72 7.9 NA NA 14.0 NA NA 1972–73 9.9 NA NA 16.4 NA NA 1973–74 11.8 NA NA 17.9 NA NA 1974–75 16.2 12.0 28.2 21.0 15.7 36.7 1975–76 (provisional) 24.3 15.9 40.2 24.9 16.3 41.2