§ 1984. Mr. Ieuan Wyn JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what resources he intends to commit to health education in 1990; and what was the proportion of the National Health Service budget spent on health education in(a) 1974, (b) 1979 and (c)
§ Mr. Freeman[holding answer 2 November 1989]: The information available relates to provision for the Health Education Authority and the Department's information services. This includes some items, for example nurse recuitment, which are not primarily educational. It excludes the expenditure on health education by regional health authorities, which is not identified separately. For the year ending 31 March 1990, current provision for the Health Education Authority and the Department's information services is about £41 million. As a proportion of total National Health Service expenditure, provision for these two programmes was:
Year ending Percent. 31 March 1974 0.09 31 March 1979 0.07 31 March 1984 0.09