National Health Service (Hansard, 18 July 1983)

§ Mr. Ernie Ross
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will provide information on the sources of finance of the National Health Service in Scotland over each of the past five years from the following, each expressed as a percentage of the total (a) Government funding, (b) health charges and (c) others.

§ Mr. John MacKay
The information is as follows:
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Registrant based count Claimant based count Percentage of Total Unemployed

October 1981 5,072 — 32.2

January 1982 5,288 — 34.2

April 1982 5,759 — 37.7

July 1982 6,045 — 38.5

October 1982 6,454 — 41.1

October 1982 — 5,565 37.5

January 1983 — 5,934 38.4

April 1983 — 6,027 37.4

§ Mr. Ernie Ross
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will provide information on the breakdown of the unemployment figures for Dundee by age, sex and length of time unemployed at the latest available date.

§ Mr. Allan Stewart
The information is shown in the following tables. The figures are based on the number of unemployed claimants (the new basis of the count) in Dundee on 14 April 1983, the latest date for which the information is available.

Parliamentary grant Charges to patients National insurance contributions and other income

Per cent. Per cent. Per cent.

1978–79 90.9 1.2 7.9

1979–80 90.9 1.4 7.9

1980–81 91.6 1.5 6.9

1981–82 90.7 1.7 7.6

1982–83* 88.9 1.8 9.3

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*Provisional figures

§ Mr. Ernie Ross
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what has been the value of health charges within the National Health Service in Scotland in each of the past five years; and if he will also express the totals for each year at constant prices.

§ Mr. John MacKay
Total receipts from charges to patients within the National Health Service in Scotland in each of the last five years is as follows:

£ million

1978–79 10,684

1979–80 14,666

1980–81 20,383

1981–82 25,076

1982–83* 30,465

*Provisional figures

Records of charge income at a constant price base are not available for the period concerned.

§ Mr. Ernie Ross
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will now indicate how the reductions in Health Service spending are to be distributed within the various sectors of the National Health Service.

§ Mr. John MacKay
My right hon. Friend will announce shortly the adjustments to be made to Scottish Office cash-limited programmes.

	Registrant based count	Claimant based count	Percentage of Total Unemployed
October 1981	5,072	—	32.2
January 1982	5,288	—	34.2
April 1982	5,759	—	37.7
July 1982	6,045	—	38.5
October 1982	6,454	—	41.1
October 1982	—	5,565	37.5
January 1983	—	5,934	38.4
April 1983	—	6,027	37.4

	Parliamentary grant	Charges to patients	National insurance contributions and other income
	Per cent.	Per cent.	Per cent.
1978–79	90.9	1.2	7.9
1979–80	90.9	1.4	7.9
1980–81	91.6	1.5	6.9
1981–82	90.7	1.7	7.6
1982–83*	88.9	1.8	9.3

	£ million
1978–79	10,684
1979–80	14,666
1980–81	20,383
1981–82	25,076
1982–83*	30,465
*Provisional figures