asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the expected revenue from pay beds within the National Health Service for 1979–80 for each area health authority.
Income reported for the six-month period 1 April-30 September 1979 was £13,474,255 distributed between area health authorities as shown in the table below. A forecast for the full year is not available by area health authority.
| PRIVATE IN-PATIENT INCOME 1 APRIL 1979 TO 30 SEPTEMBER 1979 | |
| Authority | Income £ |
| 1. NORTHERN | |
| Cleveland | 65,928 |
| Cumbria | 33,958 |
| Durham | 10,763 |
| Northumberland | 2,668 |
| Gateshead | 7,521 |
| Newcastle (T) | 50,000 |
| North Tyneside | 6,000 |
| South Tyneside | 5,234 |
| Sunderland | 32,374 |
| Total | 214,446 |
| 2. YORKSHIRE | |
| Humberside | 68,243 |
| North Yorkshire | 69,096 |
| Bradford | 244,211 |
| Calderdale | 85.000 |
| Kirklees | 37,482 |
| Leeds (T) | 211,916 |
| Wakefield | 20,135 |
| Total | 736,083 |
| 3. TRENT | |
| Derbyshire | 75,000 |
| Leicestershire (T) | 84,878 |
| Lincolnshire | 132,700 |
| Nottinghamshire (T) | 188,132 |
| Barnsley | 5,090 |
| Doncaster | 2,724 |
| Rotherham | — |
| Sheffield (T) | 61,896 |
| Total | 550,420 |
| 4. EAST ANGLIAN | |
| Cambridgeshire (T) | 146,060 |
| Norfolk | 189,307 |
| Suffolk | 148,600 |
| Total | 483,967 |
| 5. NORTH WEST THAMES | |
| Bedfordshire | 86,534 |
| Hertfordshire | 140,021 |
| Barnet | 44,599 |
| Brent and Harrow | 106,152 |
| Ealing, Hammersmith and Hounslow (T) | 535,000 |
| Hillingdon | 155,923 |
| Kensington, Chelsea and Westminster (T) | 1,431,407 |
| Total | 2,499,636 |
| 6 NORTH EAST THAMES | |
| Essex | 259,440 |
| Barking and Havering | 32,259 |
| Camden and Islington (T) | 1,189,318 |
| Enfield and Haringey | 55,000 |
| City and East London (T) | 361,827 |
| Redbridge | 55,000 |
| Total | 1,952,844 |
Authority
| Income £
|
| 7. SOUTH EAST THAMES | |
| East Sussex | 90,072 |
| Kent | 351,470 |
| Greenwich and Bexley | 61,720 |
| Bromley | 128,250 |
| Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham (T) | 1,441,831 |
| Total | 2,073,343 |
| 8. SOUTH WEST THAMES | |
| Surrey | 305,000 |
| West Sussex | 113,750 |
| Croydon | 36,505 |
| Kingston and Richmond | 22,500 |
| Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth (T) | 330,042 |
| Total | 807,797 |
| 9. WESSEX | |
| Dorset | 92,556 |
| Hampshire (T) | 210,279 |
| Wiltshire | 180,674 |
| Isle of Wight | 20,901 |
| Total | 504,410 |
| 10. OXFORD | |
| Berkshire | 264,491 |
| Buckinghamshire | 303,191 |
| Northamptonshire | 125,000 |
| Oxfordshire (T) | 290,942 |
| Total | 983,624 |
| 11. SOUTH WESTERN | |
| Avon (T) | 66,800 |
| Cornwall and Isles of Scilly | 57,439 |
| Devon | 75,764 |
| Gloucestershire | 122,000 |
| Somerset | 50,850 |
| Total | 372,853 |
| 12. WEST MIDLANDS | |
| Hereford and Worcester | 92,891 |
| Salop | 40,000 |
| Staffordshire | 119,696 |
| Warwickshire | 94,035 |
| Birmingham (T) | 455,000 |
| Coventry | 56,783 |
| Dudley | 21,800 |
| Sandwell | 8,328 |
| Solihull | 23,608 |
| Walsall | 48,258 |
| Wolverhampton | 6,365 |
| Total | 966,764 |
| 13. MERSEY | |
| Cheshire | 159,774 |
| Liverpool (T) | 53,828 |
| St. Helens and Knowsley | 19,620 |
| Sefton | 31,500 |
| Wirral | 73,002 |
| Total | 337,724 |
Authority
| Income £
|
| 14. NORTH WESTERN | |
| Lancashire | 256,469 |
| Bolton | 69,033 |
| Bury | 58,060 |
| Manchester (T) | 474,000 |
| Oldham | 19,996 |
| Rochdale | 2,349 |
| Salford (T) | 11,307 |
| Stockport | 14,000 |
| Tameside | 8,790 |
| Trafford | 25,040 |
| Wigan | 51,300 |
| Total | 990,344 |
Note: Excluding London Postgraduate Boards of Governors.