HC Deb 11 June 1979 vol 968 cc104-5W
Mr. Foster

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list the expenditure per capita, revenue and capital, for each year since 1974 of the South-West Durham area health authority, with those for the region and country as a whole.

Dr. Vaughan

Capital and revenue expenditure per head of population derived from the statutory accounts submitted by health authorities for the years 1974–75 to 1977–78 was as follows:

Capital Revenue
£ £
Durham area health authority
1974–75 Nil 58
1975–76 5 74
1976–77 4 84
1977–78 4 94
Northern Region
1974–75 5 62
1975–76 6 81
1976–77 8 91
1977–78 7 103
England
1974–75 6 66
1975–76 7 86
1976–77 7 98
1977–78 7 110
The figures for Durham area health authority take account of expenditure in the South-Western health district of that authority. Separate statutory accounts are not rendered by districts.