Health And Social Services (Capital Expenditure)

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give the per capita spending on health and personal social services in cash terms and 1986–87 prices each year since 1979 to the latest available date for (a) all ages, (b) births, (c) 0 to four years, (d) five to 15 years, (e) 16 to 64 years (f) 65 to 74 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 Scotland.

[pursuant to his reply,4 February 1987, c. 709]: The information most closely available to that sought is as follows:

(i) Personal Social Services
Per Capita spending in cash terms

1979–80

1980–81

1981–82

1982–83

1983–84

1984–85

1985–86¹

All ages

36

47

51

54

59

63

67

(ii) Family Practioner Services: Recurrent Expenditure Per head by age in cash terms
Year	All ages	Births	0–4	5–14	15–64	65–74	75 +
1980–81	46	39	40	32	41	64	108
1981–82	56	47	44	41	52	70	131
1982–83	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	69	54	56	46	62	105	160
1984–85	76	61	62	51	67	118	171
1985–86¹	80	64	70	68	69	114	176

(iii) Hospital and community health services: recurrent expenditure Per head by age in cash terms
	All ages	Births	0–4	5–14	15–64	65–74	75 +
1980–81	189	916	110	69	122	380	921
1981–82	215	1,111	112	81	137	415	1,070
1982–83	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	242	1,253	117	92	141	509	1,238
1984–85	259	1,339	128	97	149	547	1,332
1985–86¹	276	1,389	142	101	156	555	1,442

(it) Personal social services
Per capita spending at 1986–87 prices

1979–80

1980–81

1981–82

1982–83

1983–84

1984–85

1985–86¹

All ages

62

66

65

68

69

(v) Family practitioner services: recurrent expenditure Per head by age at 1986–87 prices
	All ages	Births	0–4	5–14	15–64	65–74	75 +
1980–81	64	54	57	45	58	90	151
1981–82	71	60	56	53	66	89	168
1982–83	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	79	62	64	52	70	119	183
1984–85	82	67	68	55	73	129	187
1985–86	82	66	72	70	71	118	182

(vi) Hospital and community health services: recurrent expenditure Per head by age at 1986–87 prices
	All ages	Births	0–4	5–14	15–64	65–74	75 +
1980–81	265	1,284	154	96	171	532	1,290
1981–82	274	1,417	143	104	174	530	1,365
1982–83	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	275	1,426	133	105	160	580	1,414
1984–85	283	1,462	140	106	163	597	1,455
1985–86	284	1,430	146	104	161	572	1,485
1 Estimated expenditure.

Notes:

1. Information about expenditure on personal social services by age group is not maintained.

2. An analysis of total expenditure by age group on health services in Scotland (which include a number of servces financed centrally) is not available.

3. Details of health service expenditure by age group for 1979–80 and for 1982–83 are not available.

4. Per capita spending at 1986–87 prices has been calculated by application of the appropriate GDP deflator factors at market prices.

5. The hospital and community health services figures given include spending on the ambulance and blood transfusion service which are financed through the Common Services Agency.

Volume 111: debated on Thursday 26 February 1987