§ Mr. PawseyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the estimated annual cost for each of the last five years of community health councils.
§ Mr. FreemanThe expenses of community health councils are met by and form part of the total expenditure of the health authorities concerned. The latest information available derived from health authorities' annual accounts is shown in the table.
Year £ 1983–84 6,098,626 1984–85 6,341,305 1985–86 6,784,064 1986–87 7,164,552 1987–88 7,506,998