§ Mr. Martyn JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will estimate the annual cost to the national health service of treating (i) obesity, (ii) diabetes mellitus, (iii) coronary heart disease, (iv) appendicitis,(v) haemorrhoids, (vi) varicose veins, (vii) deep vein thrombosis, (viii) intestinal cancer, (ix) diverticular disease of the colon, (x) gallstones, (xi) dental caries, (xii) hypertension, (xiii) angina, and (xiv) constipation for638W each year since 1979; if he will list these figures as a percentage of the national health service's total gross expenditure for each year; and if he will make a statement. [6814]
§ Mr. HoramInformation is not available in the form requested. However, a recent publication from the national health service executive entitled "Burdens of Disease: A Discussion Document", copies of which are available in the Library, provides expenditure information for individual diseases and groups of diseases, based on data for 1992–93.