§ Mr. Goodladasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the average cost per patient mile of transporting patients to and from hospitals in the Mersey Regional Health Area in (a) 1975–76, (b) 1976–77.
§ Mr. MoyleInformation in the form requested is not available, but the following figures give the cost per vehicle mile and per patient carried in the Mersey health region:
1975/76 1976/77 Cost per vehicle mile £0.72 £0.76 Cost per patient carried £3.44 £3.77