§ Ms PrimaroloTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the funding for general medical services by region in each of the last three years; and what is projected for the next two years.
§ 1. Mr. SackvilleExpenditure on general medical services by region for the years 1990–91 and 1992–93 is shown in the table.
Projected expenditure for future years is not available: most elements of general medical services expenditure are demand led and funded accordingly. Budgets for 883W cash-limited expenditure on the general medical services are issued by regional health authorities and are not available centrally.
General medical services expenditure by region Region 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 £ £ £ Northern 122,989,021 136,007,122 147,860,526 Yorkshire 149,405,550 170,025,108 184,184,461 Trent 190,445,047 213,810,189 234,363,722 East Anglian 89,778,335 102,767,280 113,709,212 North West Thames 158,263,698 177,377,481 194,216,444 North East Thames 164,796,569 181,707,722 203,234,834 South East Thames 156,317,652 179,843,993 196,151,536 South West Thames 121,078,560 141,373,233 149,872,536 Wessex 122,291,245 140,076,992 151,505,080 Oxfordshire 109,953,026 123,917,087 138,089,077 South Western 157,299,584 175,559,932 185,364,931 West Midlands 204,916,256 230,471,586 252,117,604 Mersey 95,638,944 108,302,334 118,200,670 North Western 148,830,792 169,855,541 184,091,576 Notes:
Source: Family health services authorities' annual accounts.
2. 1991–92 and 1992–93 figures include practice fund management allowances and general practitioner fundholder expenditure in respect of staff costs reimbursements. Expenditure in relation to general practitioner fundholder prescribing and hospital purchases is excluded.