§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Wales what proportion of the expenditure of the district health authorities in Wales was taken up in administrative costs in the last year for which figures are available; and what are the corresponding figures for each year since 1979.
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§ Mr. Mark RobinsonFor the years for which figures are available the overall management costs proportions of total expenditure by district health authorities in Wales were as follows:
Per cent. 1979–80 4.88 1980–81 4.66 1981–82 4.46 1982–83 4.23 1983–84 4.10 1984–85 3.98 Note These figures relate to expenditure on district headquarters administration as well as the salaries of other administrators and managers (above a specified grade) employed within the hospital and community health services. They do not, however, include the costs of certain other administrative activities such as the wages and salaries of medical records clerks and medical secretaries, since these are not regarded as management costs and are thus not disaggregated in the accounts.
§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Wales what proportion of the expenditure of the district health authorities in Wales was taken up by wages in the last year for which figures are available; and what are the corresponding figures for each year since 1979.
§ Mr. Mark RobinsonFor the years for which figures are available the information requested is as follows:
Wages and salaries charged to revenue as percentage of total revenue expenditure Total wages and salaries as percentage of total expenditure* 1979–80 76.2 73.3 1980–81 78.0 75.6 1981–82 76.0 73.2 1982–83 75.0 72.2 1983–84 75.2 72.6 1984–85 75.8 72.0 *Inclusive of district health authorities' capital expenditure.