§ Mr. Chris SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the total amount spent by her Department in each of the last six years in relation to(a) coronary heart disease and (b) strokes.
§ Mr. SackvilleTotal expenditure on coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke is impossible to calculate with504W any precision. The "Health of the Nation" White Paper contains estimates that CHD accounts for 2.5 per cent. of total national health service expenditure and stroke for 6 per cent. of total expenditure, but figures are not routinely collected. Expenditure nationally on prevention of CHD and stroke, including expenditure on risk factors such as smoking, alcohol and nutrition, exceeds £10 million a year, but this takes no account of unquantifiable expenditure on, for example, advice given to patients by health professionals.