Question 1 - "To what extent does the evidence support the Labour Party supporter?-.
"During all the years of Conservative government, male death rates related to unemployment never decreased-. This statement is only partially correct. In source C2 we are told that from 1980 to 1990 the number of male deaths per 100,000 decreased for both Employed and Unemployed Non-Manual workers. The Employed workers rates decreased from 550 in 1980 to 500 in 1990, and the unemployed rates decreased from 860 in 1980 to 820 in 1990. The rates have also decreased for Employed Manual workers, from 750 per 100,000 in 1980 to just 700 in 1990. However the statement is correct in that from 1980 to 1990 the number of deaths increased for unemployed manual workers, they increased from 900 in 1980 to 1050 in 1990. .
The Labour Party supporter also states that the Labour Party has initiated "Positive health campaigns-, and has had "some success already- with them. However the source tells us that in 1998, one year after Labour took over government, the rate of male death per 100,000 for Unemployed Manual workers had simply remained the same. It could also be argued that the Labour campaigns had no effect on the already decreasing male death rates in all Non-Manual workers and Employed Manual workers. .
The evidence provided in the source C2, shows that even though the Labour Supporter claims that the extra £2 billion provided for the NHS has had little or no effect on the already clear trends of Male deaths. Therefore the source goes against what the Labour Supporter has said.
Question 2 - "Contrast the views of the Labour Party Supporter and the Health Pressure Group spokesperson on the extra money put into the NHS in 1997-1998-.
The Labour Party supporter states in source A that the extra £2 billion invested in the NHS will give the NHS "resources to do its job properly-. However in source B we are told by the Health Pressure Group that the extra money invested simply does not cover the growing needs and expenses of the NHS.
