HC Deb 26 February 1981 vol 999 cc428-9W
Mr. Joseph Dean

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether, further to his answer to the hon. Member for Peterborough (Dr. Mawhinney) of 9 February Official Report, c. 259-260, he will express in per capita terms the 1981-82 revenue and capital allocations to regional health authorities.

Sir George Young

The figures given below show per capita revenue and capital allocations based on the population figures used in calculating target allocations weighted to reflect relative health care need; the revenue figures include the service increment for teaching:

RHA 1981–82 Revenue Allocations *per capita £ 1981–82 Capital Allocations †per capita £
Northern 139.20 11.50
Yorkshire 141.00 11.60
Trent 139.80 11.00
East Anglian 137.70 13.90
North-West Thames 174.30 8.70
North-East Thames 165.40 10.00
South-East Thames 163.40 8.90
South-West Thames 154.30 9.20
Wessex 139.50 13.10
Oxford 144.50 9.90
South Western 139.40 10.00
West Midlands 140.00 9.80

RHA 1981–82 Revenue Allocations *per capita £ 1981–82 Capital Allocations † per capita £
Mersey 147.10 11.00
North Western 138.70 14.60
England 147.70 10.90
based on mid-1979 population estimates.
† based on mid-1986 population projections.