§ Ms. HarmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services what proportion of(a) the total budget and (b) the revenue budget per hospital and community health services was allocated to community health services in each regional health authority in England during 1986–87.
§ Mr. NewtonPercentage figures for each region, derived from expenditure information recorded in the 1986–87 annual accounts of regional and district health authorities in England, are shown in the table.
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Expenditure on community health services (CHS)—Proportions of total hospital and community health services (HCHS) expenditure Region Proportion1 of revenue and capital expenditure on CHS to total HCHS revenue and capital expenditure Proportion2 of revenue expenditure on CHS to total HCHS revenue expenditure Per cent. Per cent. Northern 9.5 9.8 Yorkshire 9.1 9.6 Trent 10.5 11.1 East Anglian 9.8 10.0 North West Thames 10.1 10.5 North East Thames 8.6 8.8 South East Thames 10.5 10.5 South West Thames 9.7 10.0 Wessex 9.9 10.7 Oxford 11.0 11.6 South Western 10.5 10.7 West Midlands 10.5 10.9 Mersey 9.8 10.1 North Western 11.1 11.6 1 The expenditure figures used for CHS (that is, from the annual accounts) cover main services expenditure but exclude elements of broadly related expenditure (for example, on projects jointly financed with local authorities). 2 Expenditure on HCHS represents total expenditure by the health authorities (including that on ambulance, blood transfusion, mass radiography and other services).
§ Ms. HarmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) what was the average expenditure on community health services per head of the population aged under four years, five to 14 years, 15 to 64 years, 64 to 75 years and over 75 years for each regional health authority in England in 1986–87;
(2) what was the expenditure per head of the population aged under four years, five to 14 years, 15 to 64 years, and 75 years and over on community health services (a) in 1979–80, and (b) in 1986–87 at constant prices.
§ Mr. NewtonI regret that the information is not available.
§ Ms. HarmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services what percentage of(a) the total National Health Service budget and (b) the revenue budget for the hospital and community health services was allocated to the community health services for each year from 1979–80 to 1986–87.
§ Mr. NewtonThe percentage allocation of gross current expenditure on community health services of(a) the total National Health Service budget and (b) the revenue budget for the hospital and community health services for the years 1979–80 to 1986–87 is shown in the table.
(Percentage) England (a) (b) 1979–80 6.6 8.4 1980–81 6.3 8.7 1981–82 6.4 8.7 1982–83 6.4 8.9 1983–84 6.4 9.0 1984–85 6.5 9.4 1985–86 6.8 9.8 1986–87 7.1 10.2 Note: Figures relate to current gross expenditure.