§ Mr. EvennettTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list the total expenditure on laundry, cleaning and catering services for each of the four Thames health regions in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
§ Mrs. CurrieFollowing in the information requested:
Region 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 £000 £000 £000 North West Thames Laundry 4,638 4,604 4,465 Domestic/Cleaning 35,573 35,557 30,001 Catering 26,958 26,852 27,925 North East Thames Laundry 5,649 5,709 5,727 Domestic/Cleaning 45,158 42,612 41,337 Catering 30,991 30,427 30,464 South East Thames Laundry 5,737 5,571 5,612 Domestic/Cleaning 37,084 35,087 33,641 Catering 28,858 29,048 29,146 South West Thames Laundry 4,697 4,361 4,611 Domestic/Cleaning 28,453 26,404 24,004 Catering 24,256 24,426 24,890 Source: Annual financial accounts of regional and district health authorities comprising the four Thames regions.
§ Mr. EvennettTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list the annual per capita expenditure in terms of persons resident within the region for each of the four Thames health regions in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
§ Mrs. CurrieFollowing is the information requested:382W
Hospital and Community Health Services Total per capita expenditure 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 Region £ £ £ North West Thames 218 228 242 North East Thames 254 261 280 South East Thames 229 240 258 South West Thames 213 223 238 Sources:
(a) Annual accounts of regional and district health authorities comprising the four Thames regions.
(b) Mid-year estimates of population 1984, 1985 and 1986 (Office of Population Censuses and Surveys).
Notes:
1. Expenditure on family practitioner services is excluded: such expenditure is accounted for by family practitioner committees (FPCs) and cannot strictly be attributed to particular regions. However, prior to 1 April 1985 many of the health districts within each region had an associated FPC and those districts' total expenditure for 1984–85 included small, not separately identifiable elements relating to FPC administrative expenses.
2. The population figures used make no allowance for people resident in one region who receive treatment in another or for differences in morbidity and age/sex structure of particular populations.