§ Mrs.BeckettTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if she will list spending per head of population by(a) each health authority and (b) each family health services authority for 1993–94; and if she will give the national averages for that period;
(2) how much is currently spent per capita on health services for residents in (a) London, (b) Birmingham, (c) Manchester, (d) Liverpool, (e) Leeds, (f) Newcastle, (g) Bristol and (h) England; and what proportion is spent on treatment in (i) hospitals and (ii) by community services excluding the element of cost which is attributable to medical education and research.
§ Mr. SackvilleI refer the hon. Lady to the reply I gave to the hon. Member for Darlington (Mr. Milburn) on 12 December 1994,Official Report, column 465.
In 1993–94, district health authorities spent £370 per capita on health services while family health services authorities spent £153. These figures do not include expenditure by regional health authorities, the Department of Health or other statutory bodies.
It is not possible to break these figures down further between spend on hospital and community services, nor is it possible to remove the cost element of research and education from the figures.
Comparisons of these per capita spend figures need to be treated with caution. First, not all the expenditure covered arises from population related activities. Secondly, crude population do not reflect the differences in age structure or relative health care need or in the cost of providing services. These differences feature in the formulae used to inform the main allocations made to DHAs.