asked the Minister for Health if he will quantify the cost of administration of the health services both including and excluding costs incurred within his own Department, expressed as a percentage of total Exchequer spending, for the years 1984 to 1989 (estimated).
Written Answers. - Health Services Administration Costs.
19.
As the Deputy is aware, allocations for 1989 have not yet issued to the individual agencies. It is not yet possible, therefore, to give the relevant information for 1989. With this exception, the information requested by the Deputy is given in the tabular statement in the Official Report.
Tabular Statement
|
Central Administration |
As a percentage of total non-capital expenditure |
Local Administration |
As a percentage of total non-capital expenditure |
|
|
(£m) |
% |
(£m) |
% |
|
|
1984 |
6.615 |
0.6 |
31.625 |
2.7 |
|
1985 |
7.138 |
0.6 |
33.304 |
2.7 |
|
1986 |
7.400 |
0.6 |
34.500 |
2.7 |
|
1987 |
7.400 |
0.6 |
35.000 |
2.7 |
|
1988 |
8.000* |
0.6 |
33.300 |
2.6 |
*Including staff redeployed from the Health Education Bureau.