§ Mr. Crouchasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what are the expenditure figures on X-ray equipment for diagnosis and therapy by individual regions for the years 1974 to 1977 and the proposed expenditure for 1977–78.
§ Mr. MoyleI regret that the information is not available by individual regions but total expenditure on X-ray and other electro-medical apparatus purchased centrally in the financial years 1974–75, 1975–76 and 1976–77 was £8.596 million, £13.783 million and £18.047 million, respectively. The forecast expenditure in 1977–78 is £13.8 million at outturn prices.