§ Mr. HoyleTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what was total spending on health services in Lancashire in(a) April 1996 to April 1997 and (b) April 1997 to April 1998. [47254]
§ Mr. Milburn[holding answer 23 June 1998]: The information requested for Lancashire in the period April 1996 to April 1997 is in the table. Information for the period April 1997 to April 1998 is not yet available.
Spending on health services in Lancashire—April 1996 to April 1997 Health Authority £000 South Lancashire Health Authority 178,708 North West Lancashire Health Authority 312,965 East Lancashire Health Authority 324,981 Morecambe Bay Health Authority (part) 89,216 Total 905,870 Notes:
- 1. Some expenditure by the above health authorities will be outside Lancashire
- 2. National Health Service trusts do not produce segmental accounts by geographic area
- 3. The amount shown for Morecambe Bay represents 44 per cent. of the total expenditure for this authority. This is based on the population figures for 1996/97, which indicate that 44 per cent. of residents served by the health authority actually live within Lancashire. The actual total spending on health services by Morecambe Bay was £202,763,000
Source:
Annual accounts of health authorities for the year ended 31 March 1997