HC Deb 07 March 1977 vol 927 c400W
Mr. Lomas

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what has been the cost to date to the health and hospital services of the introduction of two extra tiers of management, namely area health authorities and district authorities.

Mr. Moyle

There are no district authorities as such; the expenditure of area health authorities in England on administration at area and district levels during the last two financial years was as follows:

1974–75 1975–76
£000 £000
At area level 48,069 76,494
At district level 47,993 63,542