§ Mr. Stanbrookasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) if he will give, in round figures, the annual cost of the National Health Service for each of the last five years, specifying for each year the amount spent on administrative, clinical and auxiliary services, respectively, and the percentage figures each represents of the whole;
(2) if he will give, in round figures, the annual cost of the National Health Service for each of the past five years, 132W specifying the numbers employed and the total wage bill in respect of each year, giving the wage bill as a percentage of the total annual cost;
(3) if he will give, in round figures, the total annual cost of the National Health Service for each of the past five years, broken down into regions and districts, respectively; and what is the percentage figure each represents of the whole.
§ Mr. John PattenI shall let my hon. Friend have a reply as soon as possible.