§ Mr. Corbettasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) whether he will list in the Official Report the annual amount of grant made by National Health Service health authorities by name to the Birmingham general dispensary to help maintain its foot clinic, in each of the past five years;
70W(2) what, in each of the last five years, has been the total amount of spending on chiropody services by the National Health Service in each of the Birmingham health districts;
(3) what, in each of the last five years, were the number of full-time and part-time chiropodists employed by the National Health Service in each of the Birmingham health districts;
(4) what, in each of the last five years, was the waiting list for chiropody treatment on the National Health Service in each of the Birmingham health districts; and what is the average time patients have to wait for treatment in each district.
§ Mr. John PattenCentral information on the total NHS expenditure incurred in the hospitals and community health chiropody services in Birmingham is available only as follows:
£ Birmingham area health authority (teaching) 1978–79 208,654 1979–80 230,883 1980–81 278,039 1981–82 342,391 Central Birmingham health authority 1982–83 84,233 East Birmingham health authority 1982–83 43,895 North Birmingham health authority 1982–83 51,871 South Birmingham health authority 1982–83 46,271 West Birmingham health authority 1982–83 92,344 Information is not held centrally on waiting lists and times for chiropody treatment in health districts nor on the amount of National Health Service grants made to the Birmingham general dispensary. I suggest that the hon. Member contacts the local health authorities about these matters and about the number of full and pan-time chiropodists they employ.