§ Mr. KennedyTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the revenue expenditure of each regional health authority on health service facilities for patients with a mental handicap for each year since 1981, in cash terms and at 1991 prices.
§ Mr. HanleyThe information for Northern Ireland is as follows:
Year Net hospital running costs £ 1991 prices £ 1980–81 12,732,578 23,380,546 1981–82 14,327,360 23,992,497 1982–83 15,271,295 23,872,588 1983–84 15,970,537 23,860,126 1984–85 16,686,465 23,741,822 1985–86 17,391,292 23,450,724 1986–87 17,831,572 23,278,814 1987–88 18,560,576 22,980,964 1988–89 19,944,274 23,039,651 1989–90 20,541,719 22,284,597 1990–91 21,258,075 21,258,075 The figures do not include increasing levels of expenditure on health care in the community for such patients.