§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many prescription items per person were prescribed in each Welsh health authority area during the last year for which figures are available; and what are the corresponding figures for each year since 1979.
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Family practitioner committee 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 Clwyd 8.4 8.3 8.1 8.5 8.5 8.6 8.6 Dyfed 8.2 8.1 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.3 8.2 Gwent 8.6 8.8 8.7 8.9 9.2 9.4 9.3 Gwynedd 9.6 9.4 9.2 9.3 9.3 9.3 9.1 Mid Glamorgan 9.4 9.5 9.5 9.7 10.1 10.4 10.2 Powys 7.9 7.8 7.6 7.8 7.8 7.9 7.7 South Glamorgan 7.7 7.8 7.6 7.7 8.0 8.0 7.9 West Glamorgan 9.5 9.3 9.3 9.5 9.7 9.8 9.7
Percentage increase between 1986–87 and 1987–88 in real terms1 Percentage National Health Service 4.3 Hospital and Community Health Services 4.0 General Practitioner Services 5.2 General Dental Services 4.4 Ophthalmic Services 4.6 Pharmaceutical Services 4.9 1 The 1987–88 provisions, which are subject to parliamentary approval, have been revalued to 1986–87 prices using the GDP deflator. No decisions have yet been taken about the distribution of resources for the years beyond 1987–88.
§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will give figures for expenditure on the NHS in each health authority area in Wales in current and outturn prices for each year since 1979, showing the amount allocated to (a) hospital care, (b) general practitioner care and (c) other forms of expenditure.
§ Mr. Mark RobinsonI will write to the hon. Gentleman.