Mr. John D. TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the total cost to public funds of each of the four area councils for health and social services in each of the last three years. [47115]
§ Mr. WorthingtonThe table discloses expenditure on Health and Social Services Councils by the Northern Ireland Health and Personal Social Services Boards for 1995–96 and 1996–97. The information for 1997–98 is not yet available.
4Wborn in Northern Ireland in each year from 1990 to 1997; what was the total number of maternities in each year; and how many multiple birth of each year were conceived as a result of (i) in-vitro fertilization, (ii) gamete intra-fallopian transfer and (iii) other forms of assisted conception. [46929]
§ Mr. WorthingtonThe information requested in relation to total maternities and total multiple births is set out in Table 1
Health and Social Services Councils expenditure 1995–96 to 1997–98 £000 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 Northern Board 100 127 Not available Southern Board 175 155 Not available Eastern Board 313 305 Not available Western Board 81 87 Not available Total 669 674 Not available Note:
The information has been extracted from the Revenue Income and Expenditure Accounts of each of the HPSS Boards Final Accounts for 1995–96 and 1996–97