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Mr. Hooley
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list in the Official Report the capital expenditure of the regional health authority areas during each of the past three financial years, expressed as a figure per 10,000 population of the area.
Mr. Geoffrey Finsberg
The information requested is as follows:
| Region | Capital expenditure per 10,000 population (£000s) | ||
| 1979–80 | 1980–81 | 1981–82 | |
| Northern | 89 | 114 | 142 |
| Yorkshire | 86 | 125 | 142 |
| Trent | 99 | 118 | 150 |
| East Anglia | 118 | 148 | 170 |
| North West Thames | 75 | 104 | 126 |
| North East Thames | 86 | 132 | 140 |
| South East Thames | 73 | 99 | 110 |
| South West Thames | 80 | 126 | 129 |
| Wessex | 84 | 125 | 139 |
| Oxford | 55 | 81 | 113 |
| South Western | 77 | 102 | 133 |
| West Midlands | 76 | 117 | 127 |
| Mersey | 108 | 133 | 147 |
| North Western | 127 | 152 | 211 |
Notes:
1. The expenditure figures were derived from the annual accounts of health authorities submitted to the Department.
2. The population figures used were the mid-year estimates of resident population for 1979, 1980 and 1981 respectively, in which no allowance is made for people who receive treatment outside their region of residence.