§ Mr. Foulkesasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish in the Official Report the estimated annual cost of treatment under the National Health Service for a family of two adults and two children of secondary school age.
Estimated current expenditure per head 1980–81 England (to the nearest £5) Total (all ages) All births 0–4 years 5–15 years 16–64 years 65–74 years 75 plus years £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Hospital and community health services 145 790 145 60 80 285 705 Family practitioner services 40 50 40 30 40 55 100 TOTAL NHS 185 840 185 90 120 340 805 On this basis, average expenditure on a family with two adults aged between 16 and 64 and two children aged between 5 and 15 would have been £420 in 1980–81.