HC Deb 24 November 1986 vol 106 c138W
Mr. Dobson

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will give, for each region and for each year since 1979, the total expenditure by the National Health Service on services provided by secretarial agencies.

Mr. Newton

Following is the information requested as shown in the annual accounts of health authorities from 1980–81. The annual accounts for earlier years did not provide directly comparable figures.

1To date.