§ Mr. Forthasked. the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will give the National Health Service per capita expenditure for each region of the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. NewtonNational Health Service per capita expenditure for each of the English regional health authorities, including estimates of the expenditure on the family practitioner services in each region, is set out in the table. Expenditure in Scotland and Wales is a matter for my right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State for Scotland and my right hon. Friend the Secretary for Wales.
Region Expenditure per capita (£) Northern 287.88 Yorkshire 284.10 Trent 264.82 East Anglian 267.88 North West Thames 300.15 North East Thames 328.44 South East Thames 308.83 South West Thames 291.97 Wessex 270.30 Oxford 244.08 South Western 286.68 West Midlands 278.18 Mersey 295.82 North Western 308.52 England total 292.28 Notes:
(1) Derived from the summarised accounts for 1985–86 of Regional Health Authorities, London Post-Graduate Special Health Authorities and Family Practitioner Committees.
(2) On basis of population estimates for mid-1985. (These population figures do not fully reflect relative need for health care in each Region).