HC Deb 10 February 1984 vol 53 cc824-5W
Mr. Ralph Howell

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish in the Official Report the information enclosed with the Minister for Health's letter following his reply to the hon. Member for Norfolk, North on 17 November 1983, Official Report, c. 565.

Mr. Kenneth Clarke

In sending the following table, I pointed out that the information for the four countries is not exactly comparable because of differences in the way in which health services are organised within them.

Current expenditure by health authorities 1982–83
Total England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland
£'000 Per cent. £'000 Per cent. £'000 Per cent. £'000 Per cent. £'000 Per cent.
NHS staff 7,641,326 73.99 6,040,070 73.99 879,631 73.78 386,608 74.96 335,017 73.54
Non-NHS staff (Agency etc.)
Nurses 37,020 0.36 34,525 0.42 2,416 0.20 4 — 75 0.02
Other 30,496 0.30 24,751 0.30 5,564 0.47 181 0.03 — —
Total non-NHS staff 67,516 0.66 59,276 0.72 7,980 0.67 185 0.03 75 0.02
Total all staff 7,708,842 74.65 6,099,346 74.71 887,611 74.45 386,793 74.99 335,092 73.56
Other expenditure 2,618,426 25.35 2,064,368 25.29 304,661 25.55 128,978 25.01 120,419 26.44
Total 10,327,268 100.00 8,163,714 100.00 1,192,272 100.00 515,771 100.00 455,511 100.00

Notes:

  1. 1. All figures are derived from the annual accounts for 1982–83 submitted to the relevant central department by authorities administering health services in each country.
  2. 2. Salaries and wages figures for NHS staff include employers' national insurance and superannuation contributions. The costs of non-NHS staff normally include a similar overhead element.
  3. 3. Total current expenditure figures include costs incurred on the provision of all services except payments made to contractors providing family practitioner services. The figures are after the application of direct credits (e.g. staff lodging charges, canteen and sundry sales, etc.) but without deduction of income (e.g. charges to private and other patients in hospitals).
  4. 4. The figures for England include the expenses of the Dental Estimates Board and Prescription Pricing Authority.
  5. 5. The figures for Scotland include the expenditure of the Common Services Agency.
  6. 6. The figures for Wales include the expenses of the Welsh Health Technical Services Organisation.
  7. 7. The figures for Northern Ireland include expenditure on personal social services which are provided by the same authorities as health services, together with expenditure by the Central Services Agency and the Northern Ireland Staffs Council.

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