HC Deb 25 July 1978 vol 954 cc698-9W
Mrs. Wise

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is his estimate of the current annual cost of medical care per head of the population.

Mr. Moyle

The latest estimate of the gross cost of the National Health Service in England for 1977–78 is £5,722 million, equivalent to £123 per head of the population.