HC Deb 11 July 1996 vol 281 cc280-1W
Mr. Milburn

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of the community health budget has been spent on mental health services in each year since 1979. [36680]

Mr. Bowis

The information requested is not available prior to 1988–89. Information from 1988–89 to 1994–95 is shown in the table.

Year Percentage of community health expenditure spent on mental health nursing services
1988–89 7.5
1989–90 8.6
Year Percentage of community health expenditure spent on mental health nursing services
1990–91 9.2
1991–92 7.4
1992–93 8.7
1993–94 8.4
1994–95 9.5

1.The community mental health expenditure included in the table is community mental health nursing expenditure only.

2. Prior to 1988–89, expenditure on community mental health nursing was not collected separately from other categories of community nursing.

3. The share of community mental health expenditure in 1991–92 may be affected by changes to accounting practices in that year.