§ Mr. John Mooreasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will provide a breakdown of the £4,912 million indicated on page 139, Command 7439, as the projected public expenditure in 1979–80 on current account health expenditure on hospitals and community health services, indicating the gross sums allocated for income disbursements to (a)administrative and clinical staff and (b) hospital medical staff; and if he will give a similar breakdown for the South West Thames area health authority.
§ Mr. EnnalsThe figure of expenditure of £4,912 million in 1979–80 in Cmnd. 7439 represents the projected net current expenditure on hospitals and community health services in Great Britain. The equivalent figure for England is £4,093.6 million. Allocations are made to regional health authorities in England from within this total, but no specifications are laid down as to the sums to be spent on particular staff groups.