§ Mrs. BeckettTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the spending per head of population on(a) primary care and (b) secondary care in (i) inner London, (ii) outer London, (iii) England and (iv) by each family health services authority in each of the last three years for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement on variations in amounts. [40793]
§ Mr. Sackville[holding answer 1 November 1995]: Primary care has been interpreted as family health services and per capita spend is for family health services authorities. Secondary care has been interpreted as hospital and community health services and per capita spend is for district health authorities.
For the per capita spend for DHAs and FHSAs for 1991–92, 1992–93 and 1993–94, I refer the right hon. Member to my reply to the hon. Member for Darlington (Mr. Milburn) on 12 December 1994, Official Report, column 465, and to the reply the then Minister for Health, my right hon. Friend the Member for Peterborough (Dr. Mawhinney) gave him on 26 May 1994, Official Report, column 305.
627WThe total FHSA and DHA per capita spend for England for 1991–92, 1992–93 and 1993–94 is shown in the table.
1991–92 £ 1992–93 £ 1993–94 £ England DHA per capita spend 355 376 370 England FHSA per capita spend 115 132 153 Total DHA and FHSA per capita spend 470 508 523 Note:
Comparisons of these figures should be treated with caution as not all expenditure covered arises from population activities and crude populations do not take into account difference in age structure or relative health needs across the country. In addition, FHSA per capita spend includes GP fundholder expenditure on both primary and secondary care services and this will vary with the distribution of GP fundholders.
Source:
Annual accounts of health authorities and mid-year population estimates.
Assisted places scheme Numbers of assisted pupils in academic year Region 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 North East 806 873 913 939 995 North West 6,365 6,408 6,542 6,550 6,569 Yorks and Humberside 1,742 1,794 1,839 1,893 1,940 East Anglia 1,267 1,340 1,377 1,430 1,436 East Midlands 1,735 1,846 1,914 2,002 2,020 West Midlands 2,591 2,721 2,776 2,869 2,932 South West 3,129 3,246 3,381 3,451 3,499 South East 4,193 4,403 4,762 4,891 5,008 Greater London 4,912 5,010 5,170 5,266 5,348 Figures relate to England only.