§ Mr. Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the rates burden on English health authorities in the years 1983–84 and 1984–85; and what is the figure in the current year.
§ Mr. HayhoeThe summarised accounts of regional and district health authorities in England together with those for the special health authorities for the London postgraduate teaching hospitals show expenditure on rates as follows:
Table 1 Service increment for teaching—protected allocation 1983–84 to 1985–86 £000 of cash 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 Regional Health Authority Medical* basic allowance Dental† basic allowance Total basic allowance London‡ weighting and market forces Total Medical* basic allowance Dental† basic allowance Total basic allowance London,‡ weighting and market forces Total Medical* basic allowance Dental† basic allowance Total basic allowance Londont‡ weighting and market forces Total Northern 10,108 1,891 11,999 — 11,999 10,472 1,959 12,431 — 12,431 11,058 2,010 13,068 — 13,068 Yorkshire 10,333 1,496 11,829 — 11,829 10,775 1,408 12,182 — 12,182 11,083 1,372 12,455 — 12,455 Trent 27,787 1,301 29,088 — 29,088 29,090 1,348 30,438 — 30,438 29,923 1,309 31,232 — 31,232 East Anglian 4,874 — 4,874 — 4,874 5,166 — 5,166 — 5,166 5,738 — 5,738 — 5,738 North West Thames 27,001 — 27,001 2,430 29,431 19,595 — 19,596 1,764 21,359 19,653 — 19,653 1,769 21,422 North East Thames 33,784 2,581 34,365 3,273 39,638 41,471 2,674 44,145 3,973 48,118 41,572 2,704 44,276 3,985 48,261 South East Thames 22,306 4,307 26,613 2,395 29,008 23,807 3,687 27,494 2,474 29,968 24,776 3,831 28,607 2,575 31,182 South West Thames 9,390 — 9,390 845 10,235 10,403 — 10,403 936 11,339 11,895 — 11,895 1,071 12,966 Wessex 8,446 — 8,446 — 8,446 8,797 — 8,797 — 8,797 9,186 — 9,186 — 9,186 Oxford 6,739 — 6,739 — 6,739 6,982 — 6,982 — 6,982 7,388 — 7,388 — 7,388 South Western 8,626 1,115 9,741 — 9,741 9,146 1,117 10,263 — 10,263 9,088 1,072 10,160 — 10,160 West Midlands 10,782 1,934 12,716 — 12,716 11,171 2,004 13,175 — 13,175 11,821 2,105 13,926 — 13,926 Mersey 11,568 1,524 13,092 — 13,092 12,148 1,602 13,750 — 13,750 12,856 1,616 14,472 — 14,472 North Western 18,532 1,553 20,085 — 20,085 19,199 1,609 20,808 — 20,808 20,318 1,947 22,265 — 22,265 Sub-total 210,276 17,702 227,978 8,943 236,921 218,222 17,408 235,630 9,147 244,777 226,355 17,966 244,321 9,400 253,721 Protection in lieu of SIFT Northwick Park (North West Thames) — — — — 4,294 — — — — 5,775 — — — — 6,112 Total protected 210,276 17,702 227,978 8,943 241,215 218,222 17,408 235,630 9,147 250,552 226,355 17,966 244,321 9,400 259,833 * Allowance per medical student: 1983–84—£22,463, 1984–85—23,272, 1985–86—£24,628.
† Allowance per dental student: 1983–84—£7,190, 1984–85—£7,449, 1985–86—£7,883.
‡ London weighting and market forces 9 per cent. 194W
£ million 1983–84 127.2 1984–85 137.0 Figures for the current financial year wll be available in the Autumn.