§ Mrs. PeacockTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the total cost involved in the running of the Yorkshire regional health authority headquarters and administration for 1990–91 and for each of the past five years.
§ Mr. Freeman[holding answer 25 January 1990]: Figures for headquarters administration expenditure in the Yorkshire region for the years 1983–84 to 1988–89 (the latest year available) are shown in the table:
Headquarters administration expenditure—Yorkshire region £ thousand (cash) Regional health authority District health authorities Total 1983–84 4,926 22,444 27,370 1984–85 5,924 23,741 29,665 1985–86 7,113 23,199 30,312 1986–87 7,997 24,218 32,215 1987–88 8,675 28,113 36,788 1988–89 8,962 30,479 39,441 Source: Annual accounts of the Yorkshire regional health authority (RHA) and the district health authorities (DHAs) comprising the 369W Yorkshire region.
Notes:
1. Expenditure on headquarters administration includes all current expenditure on the pay and pay related costs of staff of all disciplines (for recent years including general managers) employed at headquarters levels and their office costs and overheads. It excludes the cost of clerical and secretarial support staff employed in departments at hospital and unit level: such costs are regarded as operational.
2. Prior to 1 April 1985 some districts had an associated family practitioner committee (FPC). Those authorities' expenditure for the years before that date include small elements relating to FPCs administrative expenses which are not separately identifiable.
3. Regions are managed in an integrated way and total expenditure by the Yorkshire region is more meaningful than that for the Yorkshire RHA in isolation from the districts within the region.