§ Mr. HobanTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of health service spending in 2002–03 is covered by national service frameworks. [50799]
§ Jacqui Smith[holding answer 18 April 2002]: This information is not available from routine data. We have estimated that the expenditure on heart disease, cancer, diabetes, renal disease, and mental health (for under 65s) is around 15 per cent of the total National Health Service and personal social services expenditure.