§ Mr. Galleyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the total expenditure in the four Thames regional health authorities in 1978–79 and in the latest financial year for which figures are available; and whether he will express the figures both at current prices and at April 1978 prices.
§ Mr. NewtonThe information requested is shown in the table. The figures are based on total gross revenue expenditure for the Thames regions and boards of governors/special health authorities for the London postgraduate teaching hospitals, as figures for the individual Thames regions are distorted by the 1982 boundary changes.
Gross revenue expenditure1 (£ million)
Year Cash 1978–79 prices2 1978–79 1,573.0 1,573.0 1985–86 3,233.6 1,714.2 1 Based on health authorities' summarised accounts. 2 Revalued using the gross domestic product deflator.