§ Mr. Michael MorrisTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the population served by each district health authority in the Oxford region in 1986–87, 1987–88 and the forecast for 1988–89; and what was the per capita expenditure for each district in these three years.
§ Mr. NewtonThe information requested for 1986–87, together with the projected population figures for 1987–88 533W and 1988–89 is shown in the table. Figures from the accounts of each health authority for 1987–88 will be available in the autumn. However, for that year and forecast expenditure figures for each district for 1988–89
1986–87 Total revenue expenditure Population (thousands) Revenue expenditure per capita Projected population (thousands) £000s £ 1987–88 1988–89 East Berkshire 54,411 361.3 151 364.2 365.7 West Berkshire 72,384 445.0 163 448.9 453.9 Aylesbury Vale 41,497 142.5 291 142.5 143.9 Wycombe 29,943 271.6 110 271.9 271.7 Milton Keynes 21,031 161.8 130 166.3 172.6 Kettering 32,749 253.2 129 252.6 253.9 Northampton 57,013 301.3 189 303.6 307.3 Oxfordshire 110,946 539.6 206 543.8 549.1 Sources
a. 1986–87 annual accounts of the district health authorities
b. Mid-year estimates of population 1986. Population figures for 1987–88 and 1988–89 are 1985 based projections (Office of Population Censuses and Surveys).
Notes
1. Expenditure on family practitioner services is excluded. Such expenditure is accounted for by family practitioner committees and cannot strictly be attributed to particular regions or districts.
2. Significant variations in per capita expenditure figures at district level arise principally because:
- i. people travel across boundaries for treatment and sub-regional resource allocations reflect the pattern of service provision locally.
- ii. the population figures used make no allowance for people resident in one district who receive treatment in another or for the difference in morbidity and age/sex structure of particular populations.
§ Mr. Michael MorrisTo ask the Secretary of State for (1) what is the budgeted expenditure for Oxford regional health authority for the financial years 1987–88 and 1988–89; and what was the increase between the two years;
(2) what is the budgeted expenditure for each district health authority in the Oxford regional health authority for 1987–88 and 1988–89; and what is the percentage increase for each.
§ Mr. NewtonThe table provides the information requested for the Oxford region in terms of net cash limits.
Similar information for each district within the Oxford region is not available centrally. My hon. Friend may wish to write to the chairman of the Oxford RHA for this information.
Oxford RHA 1987–88 1988–89 Percentage increase £ million £ million Cash Real terms Revenue cash limit1 2475.8 3521.2 9.54 4.82 1 Net of income. 2 Adjusted cash limit ie initial cash limit and subsequent adjustments (including additions from waiting list fund and following 1987 review body pay awards). 3 Initial cash limit and subsequent additions from waiting list fund and following 1988 review body pay awards.