Health Care Statistics

Mr. Ralph Howell
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services, further to his reply of 1 December 1981, Official Report, column 88, if he will give details of the total population of the United Kingdom for each of the years 1950, 1960, 1970, 1980 and for the latest date available; and if he will give the number of people in each case who were covered by the National Health Service only, and the number of people who were covered by a private health scheme.

Mr. Geoffrey Finsberg
The information is given below: ------
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1980" produced by Lee Donaldson Associates. The information relates only to the three main provident associations which are estimated as accounting for about 98 per cent. of total subscription income.