§ Mr. Goodladasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what has been the percentage increase or decrease in waiting lists for admission to hospitals in the Cheshire health area in each of the past five years.
Expenditure per 1,000 population on residential homes for mentally handicapped adult and adult training centres Expenditure per 1,000 population aged 18–64 on residential homes for mentally ill £ £ Walsall … … … 1,039 290 West Midlands Metropolitan Districts … … … 1,215 127 London Boroughs … … … 1,589 575 All Metropolitan Districts … … … 1,374 224 England and Wales … … … 1,316 233 These figures are of net expenditure by local authority social service departments. They include loan charges and revenue contributions to capital outlay, but exclude administration and training costs, which cannot be separately identified for these services.
278W
§ Mr. MoyleFollowing is the information based on waiting lists at 31 December each year:
Percentage increase over previous year 1975 … … … 49.5 1975 … … … 4.1 1977 … … … 4.8 1978 … … … 15.3 Earlier figures are not readily available.