§ Miss LestorTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services what have been the levels of spending on the mentally ill in all the health authorities in the north-west region for each year from 1979 to 1987.
§ Mrs. Currie[holding answer 12 February 1988]: Information on health authority expenditure by type of patient is not collected centrally. Hospital cost returns
Health district 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 £ £ £ £ £ Bolton 421,463 435,586 461,313 488,433 597,916 Central Manchester — — — 11,420,171 1,658,503 Lancaster 876,038 884,737 923,538 1,254,329 1,304,985 Preston 13,318,178 13,583,528 13,439,427 13,106,404 13,356,038 Rochdale 326,400 369,529 410,166 446,303 284,626 Salford 13,955,531 14,784,169 15,343,857 15,970,384 17,632,609 Stockport 488,102 512,560 555,080 572,547 587,401 1 Three units for mentally ill patients opened in 1985–86. 2 The decrease in expenditure reflects reduced patient activity at Springfield Park Hospital in 1986–87.