§ Mr. Christopher Priceasked the Secretary of State for Social Services by how much the (a) capital and (b) current expenditure of each of the four special hospitals, respectively, was increased over each of the years 1975 to 1979; and by how much it is expected to increase over each of the years 1980 to 1984.
§ Sir George Young[pursuant to his reply, 29 April 1980, c. 442]: I am unable to give details on capital building projects in the special hospitals because, although the Department collaborates with the Property Services Agency in planning and forecasting the cost, the managing of the work and the accounting for the expenditure is the responsibility of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Environment.
Detailed information on revenue expenditure for each hospital is not readily available but the net expenditure by the Department on the four special hospitals collectively (excluding headquarters' costs) at a common price level of Autumn 1979 was: 164W
£ 1975–76 16,979,000 1976–77 17,093,000 1977–78 17,849,000 1978–79 18,415,000 1979–80 19,931,000 and is forecast (at the same common price level) to increase as follows:
£ 1980–81 21,514,000 1981–82 22,241,000 1982–83 23,027,000 1983–84 23,674,000