§ Mr. Allan Stewartasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) what was the expenditure by his Department on health education in 1977–78 and 1978–79 at current and at constant prices;
(2) what is the estimated expenditure by his Department on health education in 1979–80.
§ Sir George YoungThe total amounts actually expended by the Health Education Council during 1977–78 and 1978–79 from funds provided by the Department, the Welsh Office and the Department of Health and Social Services, Northern88W Ireland were £3.067 millions and £3.672 millions (£3.811 millions and £4.310 millions respectively at current pay and prices level). The estimated total allocation for 1979–80 is £4.572 millions. Information about the health education budgets of area health authorities is not available centrally.
§ Mr. Allan Stewartasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) what was the cost of publishing and distributing Health Education News in 1978–79; and what is the estimated cost for 1979–80;
(2) what is the average number of copies produced of the publication Health Education News.
§ Sir George YoungHealth Education News, which is produced every two months by the Health Education Council, averages 18,000 copies per issue. Printing and distribution costs were £7,000 in 1978–79 and are estimated at £10,000 for 1979–80.