§ Mr. Barry Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish the level of Government spending on the National Health Service in Wales over the last 12 months in (a) real terms and (b) after allowing for pay and price increases.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsNational Health Service expenditure in Wales in cash terms for 1983–84 and 1984–85 was £796 million and £860 million (provisional), respectively. The growth in real terms — calculated by adjusting actual expenditure for the effect of general inflation as measured by the GDP market price deflator—was 3.4 per cent. Growth after taking into account actual movements in NHS pay and prices was 2.6 per cent.