HC Deb 17 January 1983 vol 35 cc48-9W
Mrs. Dunwoody

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what has been the percentage growth in real terms of the funding of each regional health authority for each year since 1974.

Mr. Kenneth Clarke

I assume that "growth in real terms" means growth in resources over and above covering the costs of pay and price increses. Table 1 attached has been compiled from the annual financial statements submitted by health authorities. The increases in revenue expenditure have been corrected to remove the effects of pay and price increases. National average increases in pay and prices have been used. Figures reflecting the pay and price increases experienced by individual regions could only be calculated at disproportionate cost. The growth rates are therefore approximate.

"Growth in real terms" might mean growth in resources compared with the RPI which would produce much higher figures. [See table 2].

Table 1
Percentage growth in revenue expenditure by region from 1975–76 to 1981–82
Region 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82
Northern 1.6 -1.1 3.3 4.4 1.1 1.0 2.1
Yorkshire 1.3 1.3 2.9 2.4 0.8 1.4 2.4
Trent 3.9 2.0 4.6 4.7 1.0 1.8 21
East Anglian 3.6 2.1 4.8 3.5 1.5 1.2 1.6
North-West Thames 0.9 -1.9 3.0 0.5 -1.6 0.6 3.5
North-East Thames -0.2 -0.3 1.4 1.2 -2.0 1.8 1.6
South-East Thames 3.9 1.1 2.1 1.4 -1.2 0 1.5
South-West Thames -0.3 -1.2 1.4 1.7 -1.1 0.6 2.2
Wessex 0.9 1.4 3.9 3.0 0.7 0.6 2.9
Oxford 2.1 0.7 1.6 2.7 0.7 0.4 1.4
South Western 1.9 0.7 3.3 2.7 1.2 0.4 2.7
West Midlands 3.0 0.5 3.2 3.7 2.0 0.1 1.8
Mersey 0.8 -1.4 3.5 2.0 0.2 0.3 2.0
North Western 1.3 1.4 4.6 4.1 0.5 1.8 4.1

Table 2
Percentage growth in revenue expenditure by region from 1975–76 to 1981–82
Regional Health Authorities 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82
1. Northern 5.1 -2.5 -1.5 5.7 5.1 11.2 -1.0
2. Yorkshire 4.8 -0.1 -1.9 3.7 4.8 11.6 -0.6
3. Trent 7.5 0.6 -0.3 5.9 5.0 12.0 -0.9
4. East Anglia 7.1 0.6 -0.1 4.8 5.5 11.3 -1.3
5. North-West Thames 4.4 -3.3 -1.8 1.8 2.3 10.7 +0.4
6. North-East Thames 3.3 -1.7 -3.3 2.5 1.9 12.1 -1.3
7. South-East Thames 7.5 -0.3 -2.7 2.6 2.7 10.0 -1.4
8. South-West Thames 3.1 -2.6 -3.4 3.0 2.8 10.7 -0.7
9. Wessex 4.4 — -1.0 4.3 4.6 10.8 -0.2
10. Oxford 5.7 -0.7 -3.2 3.9 4.7 9.6 -1.6
11. South Western 5.4 -0.7 -1.6 4.0 5.2 10.5 -0.3
12. West Midlands 6.5 -0.9 -1.6 5.0 6.0 10.2 -1.1
13. Mersey 4.2 -2.8 -1.4 3.3 4.1 10.3 -0.9
14. North Western 4.8 — -0.2 5.4 4.5 12.0 + 1.0