§ Ms PrimaroloTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the average cost of an out-patient appointment in 1990–91 and 1991–92.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe average cost of an out-patient appointment in 1991–92 was £54.18. The figure is derived from the annual financial returns completed by health authorities and national health service trusts. It includes overheads and capital charges. Information for earlier years was not collected on a comparable basis.