HC Deb 09 December 1985 vol 88 cc489-90W
Mr. Pike

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what has been the expenditure in each of the district health authority areas in Lancashire in each of the last six years.

Mr. Hayhoe

Following is the information requested derived from the annual accounts of the district health authorities, the former Lancashire area health authority and the North Western regional health authority:

1979–80 £ million 1980–81 £ million 1981–82 £ million
Lancashire Area Health Authority 173.7 221.2 258.3
District Health Authorities 1982–83 £ million 1983–84 £ million *1984–85 £ million
Lancaster 39.3 39.9 41.8
Blackpool, Wyre and Fylde 45.3 45.1 50.3
Preston 63.0 65.0 67.9
Blackburn, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley 49.5 49.8 53.7
Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale 45.0 44.7 49.9
West Lancashire 20.5 21.4 22.2
Chorley and South Ribble 11.1 12.2 13.4
* Provisional figures.

Notes:

1. The expenditure shown is the total of revenue and capital expenditure by each authority, together with capital expenditure by the North Western regional health authority on services for that particular district or for the former Lancashire area. Other expenditure by the regional health authority cannot be attributed to individual districts and is therefore excluded.

2. The figures for the Preston health authority, and those for the Lancashire area health authority up to 1981–82, include revenue expenditure on the Lancashire ambulance service which was:

£ million
1979–80 5.0
1980–81 6.4
1981–82 6.8
1982–83 7.2
1983–84 7.5
1984–85 *7.8
* Provisional figure.

3. The figures exclude payments to doctors, dentists, pharmacists, opticians and others providing services under contracts with the Lancashire family practitioner committee. These were shown in the accounts of the Lancashire area health authority until 1981–82, and subsequently in those of the West Lancashire health authority. The totals were:

£ million
1979–80 48.3
1980–81 59.9
1981–82 67.8
1982–83 78.7
1983–84 83.8
1984–85 *92.7
* Provisional figure.