Expenditure

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will give the per capita spending on health and personal social services in cash terms and at 1986–87 prices each year since 1979 to the latest available date for (a) all ages, (b) births, (c) 0 to 4 years, (d) 5 to 15 years (e) 16 to 65 years, (f) 65 to 70 years and (g) 75 years and over giving the amount spent on (i) personal social services, (ii) family practitioner services, (iii) hospital and community health services and (iv) total in England.

[pursuant to his reply, 4 February 1987, c. 700]: Estimates of gross current expenditure per head of

Estimated gross current expenditure per head of population (England)
£ (cash)
	All age groups	Births	0–4	5–15	16–64	65–74	75+
Personal Social Services
1979–80	35	15	45	45	10	55	210
1980–81	40	15	55	55	15	60	260
1981–82	45	20	60	65	15	65	275
1982–83	SO	20	65	70	15	65	305
1983–84	55	20	70	75	20	75	330
1984–85	60	25	75	75	20	80	345
Family Practitioner Services
1979–80	35	40	30	25	35	45	85
1980–81	45	50	40	30	40	60	105
1981–82	50	60	50	40	45	65	115
1982–83	60	65	55	50	50	75	125
1983–84	65	70	60	55	55	85	135
1984–85	70	80	70	60	60	100	150
Hospital and Community Health Services
1979–80	115	625	120	50	65	220	545
1980–81	145	790	145	60	30	290	710
1981–82	160	915	150	70	85	325	770
1982–83	175	1,005	160	75	90	340	840
1983–84	185	1,025	160	75	95	370	375
1984–85	195	1,075	175	80	100	395	925
Total for above services
1979–80	185	680	195	120	110	320	340
1980–81	230	855	240	145	135	410	1,075
1981–82	255	995	260	175	145	455	1,160
1982–83	285	1,090	280	195	155	480	1,270
1983–84	305	1,115	290	205	170	530	1,340
1984–85	325	1,180	320	215	130	575	1,420

Estimated gross current expenditure per head of population (England)
£ (cash)
	All age groups	Births	0–4	5–15	16–64	65–74	75+
Personal Social Services
1979–80	55	25	75	75	20	90	345
1980–81	60	25	80	80	20	80	365
1981–82	60	25	80	80	20	85	350
1982–83	60	25	80	85	20	80	365
1983–84	65	25	80	85	20	85	375
1984–85	65	25	80	85	20	85	375
Family Practitioner Services
1979–80	60	65	50	40	55	75	140
1980–81	65	70	55	45	60	80	145
1981–82	65	75	60	55	60	85	150

population on health and personal social services. in cash and at 1986–87 prices, for each year between 1979–80 and 1984–85, the latest year for which these estimates are available are given in the table. I regret that the age breakdown which is routinely available does not exactly match that requested.

These figures are derived through successive estimations starting with the Department's programme budget analysis, details of which are provided annually to the Social Services Committee and are published by the committee in minutes of evidence associated with its report on public expenditure on the social services. Expenditure on each of the services identified is then apportioned to different age groups on the basis of usage statistics derived from a variety of sources. For the earlier years, in the absence of suitable data, the apportionments for some services were based on assumptions which were subsequently revised in the light of new information.

	All age groups	Births	0–4	5–15	16–64	65–74	75+
1982–83	70	80	70	60	60	90	145
1983–84	75	80	70	65	65	100	150
1984–85	80	90	75	70	65	110	165
Hospital and Community Health Services
1979–80	190	1,035	195	80	105	365	910
1980–81	205	1,110	205	85	115	405	1,000
1981–82	205	1,170	190	90	110	415	985
1982–83	205	1,200	190	85	110	405	1,000
1983–84	210	1,170	185	85	110	420	1,000
1984–85	210	1,175	190	90	110	430	1,010
Total for above services
1979–80	305	1,125	320	195	180	530	1,395
1980–81	330	1,205	340	210	195	565	1,510
1981–82	330	1,270	330	225	190	585	1,485
1982–83	335	1,305	340	230	190	575	1,510
1983–84	350	1,275	335	235	195	605	1,525
1984–85	355	1,290	345	245	195	625	1,550
¹ Adjusted in line with the GDP deflator at market prices.

Volume 111: debated on Wednesday 25 February 1987