§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what were the administrative costs in each of the national health service regions in each year since 1987–88(a) in cash prices, (b) in 1987–88 prices and (c) as a percentage of total expenditure.
§ Mr. Sackville[holding answer 17 March 1993]: Figures for headquarters administration for hospital and community health services in England have been placed in the Library.
The figures for 1991–92 are provisional and are not comparable with those for earlier years. They include health authorities' expenditure on the purchaser function and, for some regions, other significant costs.