HC Deb 21 July 2004 vol 424 cc364-5W
Tony Lloyd

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much public money has been spent on health in Manchester, Central in each of the last seven years. [184171]

Miss Melanie Johnson

The information is not available in the format requested. Expenditure per weighted head in the Greater Manchester Strategic Health Authority (SHA) area, which includes the constituency of Central Manchester, has increased from £582.33 in 1997–98 to £992.61 in 2002–03 (the latest year available). This does not represent the total expenditure per head, as an element of health expenditure cannot be identified by SHA area.

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