§ Dr. WrightTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will publish a table showing, in 1992–93 prices, the gross public spending for each year from 1990–91 and the projected expenditure for each of the Northern Ireland national health service bodies as listed in "Public Bodies 1993".
§ Mr. Ancram[holding answer 15 February 1994]: The information requested is as follows.
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£ million 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 Health and Social Services Boards Eastern 589 577 570 544 Northern 204 204 264 291 Southern 177 179 217 225 Western 177 175 196 208 Health and Social Services Councils Eastern — 0..50 0.155 0.205 Northern — 0.015 0.087 0.091 Southern — 0.019 0.115 0.100 Western — 0.019 0.067 0.082 Northern Ireland Central Services Agency 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.85 Northern Ireland Health Promotion Agency 0.7 1.34 1.29 1.23 Health and Social Services Trusts — — — 301.67 Notes:
1. The four health and social services councils were established with effect from 1 April 1991.
2. The Health Promotion Agency was established on 1 October 1990. 1990–91 figures are for the six month period ended 31 March 1991.
3. All figures shown are at 1992–93 prices. Figures for 1993–94 are estimated and deflated to 1992–93 prices.
4. The figures for total spending by health and social services boards for the year 1992–93 are not directly comparable with those for earlier years as:
- (a) for the first time they include amounts in respect of capital charges; and
- (b) they reflect the purchaser/provider split and show the Boards primarily as purchasers of services; and
- (c) they reflect the movement towards capitation funding and take account of patient flows across boundaries.
5. Six health and social services trusts were established on 1 April 1993. It should be noted that they obtain the greatest proportion of their income from boards and hence their expenditure will largely already be reflected in boards' expenditure figures.