§ Ms PrimaroloTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the average cost per head of providing health care in(a) inner London and (b) the rest of England; and what is (b) as a percentage of (a).
§ Mr. SackvilleFigures of total expenditure derived from the 1991–92 annual accounts of district health 547W authorities and family health services authorities in England indicate that total expenditure per head was £655 in inner London and £460—representing 70 per cent. of the inner London figure—in the rest of England.
These figures exclude expenditure by regional health authorities and special health authorities.