asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish figures for 1985–86, showing the costs of the personal social services in each of the main United Kingdom regions, and distinguishing between the main categories of expenditure, including administration.
Figures for gross current expenditure for 1984–5, the latest year for which complete figures are available, are shown in the table. The information requested is not available for 1985–86 for England as returns have not yet been received from all authorities. Scotland and Northern Ireland have a different method of collecting data which prevents seperate indentification of data on administration costs.
The London Ambulance Service budget for 1986–87 is £41,800,000.The whole-time equivalent establishment for both emergency and non-emergency staff is 2,268, comprising:
| Number | |
| (a) Staff on emergency transport | 1,508 |
| (b) Staff on non-emergency transport | 760 |
The source of funding is the four Thames regional health authorities, which contribute in the following proportions:
Per cent.
| |
| South West Thames | 17·528 |
| North West Thames | 28·908 |
| South East Thames | 21·180 |
| North East Thames | 32·384 |
With effect from 1 April 1987 this will change to direct funding of the South West Thames regional health authority (the managing authority) by the Department.
The average cost per patient carried (based on 1985–86 costs and patient volumes) was £14·69.