§ Mr. Meacherasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will give the per capita spending on health and personal social services in cash terms and at 1986–87 prices each year since 1979 to the latest available date for (a) all ages, (b) births, (c) 0 to 4 years, (d) 5 to 15 years (e) 16 to 65 years, (f) 65 to 70 years and (g) 75 years and over giving the amount spent on (i) personal social services, (ii) family practitioner services, (iii) hospital and community health services and (iv) total in England.
§ Mr. Newton[pursuant to his reply, 4 February 1987, c. 700]: Estimates of gross current expenditure per head of
Estimated gross current expenditure per head of population (England) £ (cash) All age groups Births 0–4 5–15 16–64 65–74 75+ Personal Social Services 1979–80 35 15 45 45 10 55 210 1980–81 40 15 55 55 15 60 260 1981–82 45 20 60 65 15 65 275 1982–83 SO 20 65 70 15 65 305 1983–84 55 20 70 75 20 75 330 1984–85 60 25 75 75 20 80 345 Family Practitioner Services 1979–80 35 40 30 25 35 45 85 1980–81 45 50 40 30 40 60 105 1981–82 50 60 50 40 45 65 115 1982–83 60 65 55 50 50 75 125 1983–84 65 70 60 55 55 85 135 1984–85 70 80 70 60 60 100 150 Hospital and Community Health Services 1979–80 115 625 120 50 65 220 545 1980–81 145 790 145 60 30 290 710 1981–82 160 915 150 70 85 325 770 1982–83 175 1,005 160 75 90 340 840 1983–84 185 1,025 160 75 95 370 375 1984–85 195 1,075 175 80 100 395 925 Total for above services 1979–80 185 680 195 120 110 320 340 1980–81 230 855 240 145 135 410 1,075 1981–82 255 995 260 175 145 455 1,160 1982–83 285 1,090 280 195 155 480 1,270 1983–84 305 1,115 290 205 170 530 1,340 1984–85 325 1,180 320 215 130 575 1,420 330W
Estimated gross current expenditure per head of population (England) £ (cash) All age groups Births 0–4 5–15 16–64 65–74 75+ Personal Social Services 1979–80 55 25 75 75 20 90 345 1980–81 60 25 80 80 20 80 365 1981–82 60 25 80 80 20 85 350 1982–83 60 25 80 85 20 80 365 1983–84 65 25 80 85 20 85 375 1984–85 65 25 80 85 20 85 375 Family Practitioner Services 1979–80 60 65 50 40 55 75 140 1980–81 65 70 55 45 60 80 145 1981–82 65 75 60 55 60 85 150 population on health and personal social services. in cash and at 1986–87 prices, for each year between 1979–80 and 1984–85, the latest year for which these estimates are available are given in the table. I regret that the age breakdown which is routinely available does not exactly match that requested.
These figures are derived through successive estimations starting with the Department's programme budget analysis, details of which are provided annually to the Social Services Committee and are published by the committee in minutes of evidence associated with its report on public expenditure on the social services. Expenditure on each of the services identified is then apportioned to different age groups on the basis of usage statistics derived from a variety of sources. For the earlier years, in the absence of suitable data, the apportionments for some services were based on assumptions which were subsequently revised in the light of new information.
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All age groups Births 0–4 5–15 16–64 65–74 75+ 1982–83 70 80 70 60 60 90 145 1983–84 75 80 70 65 65 100 150 1984–85 80 90 75 70 65 110 165 Hospital and Community Health Services 1979–80 190 1,035 195 80 105 365 910 1980–81 205 1,110 205 85 115 405 1,000 1981–82 205 1,170 190 90 110 415 985 1982–83 205 1,200 190 85 110 405 1,000 1983–84 210 1,170 185 85 110 420 1,000 1984–85 210 1,175 190 90 110 430 1,010 Total for above services 1979–80 305 1,125 320 195 180 530 1,395 1980–81 330 1,205 340 210 195 565 1,510 1981–82 330 1,270 330 225 190 585 1,485 1982–83 335 1,305 340 230 190 575 1,510 1983–84 350 1,275 335 235 195 605 1,525 1984–85 355 1,290 345 245 195 625 1,550 1 Adjusted in line with the GDP deflator at market prices.