§ Mr. Ralph Howellasked the Prime Minister if she will state the expenditure per head of the population in Oxford regional health authority and Greater Glasgow health board and show the expenditure in Greater Glasgow as a percentage of that of Oxford regional health authority.
§ The Prime MinisterThe information requested is as follows:
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Expenditure per head of population Region 1982–83 Oxford 207.15 Greater Glasgow 377.75 Greater Glasgow expenditure as a percentage of Oxford regional health expenditure (per head)=182.4 per cent.
Notes:
1. These figures are consistent with those given in reply to the hon. Member on 14 November—[Vol. 48, c. 324, 336]—and are subject to the same footnotes.
2. Population figures are not the only determinant of the allocation of resources between health authorities. Other factors taken into account include:
(a) services provided on a national basis or for other authorities;
(b) teaching cost commitments;
(c) progress towards the Government's objective of equalising resources between authorities.