To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much was spent per head on health services in (a) Peterborough, (b) Cambridgeshire and (c) England in the latest period for which figures are available. (229452)

Expenditure per unweighted head of population in 2007-08 was: (a) Peterborough £1,130.62, (b) Cambridgeshire £1,274.48, and (c) England £1,539.88

Spend in Peterborough and Cambridgeshire is based on the net operating cost reported by Peterborough Primary Care Trust (PCT) and Cambridgeshire PCT respectively. This does not include all expenditure as the majority of pharmaceutical services expenditure is accounted for by the NHS Business Services Authority rather than by PCTs.

The England figure is the total net operating costs of all PCTs and all strategic health authorities plus the national spend on pharmaceutical services. It is not directly comparable with the spend per head at the individual PCT level.

Spend figures are from the audited financial monitoring and accounts forms for the relevant NHS bodies.

Population figures are ONS 2007 estimates.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much was spent per head on health services in (a) the Mid Essex Hospital Trust area, (b) the North Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust area and (c) England in the latest period for which figures are available. (229884)

Expenditure per head of population cannot be calculated for national health service trusts as they do not cover specific areas and may receive income from commissioners throughout England.

In 2007-08, the spend per unweighted head on health services in England was £1,539.88.

The England expenditure figure includes the total net operating costs of all primary care trusts and all strategic health authorities plus the national spend on pharmaceutical services.

Population figures are Office for National Statistics 2007 estimates.