§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish in the Official Report an index showing the movement in National Health Service pay and prices as affecting (a) revenue spending, (b) capital spending and (c) total spending for each calendar year since 1970, expressing 1970 as 100; and if he will publish another table giving that information for each financial year.
§ Mr. NewtonThe available information is shown in the table. These indices are not available on a calendar year basis. Figures on a financial year basis are available from 1971–72.
Index of hospital and community health services inflation Year Revenue Capital Total 1971–72 100.0 100.0 100.0 1972–73 109.0 108.2 108.9 1973–74 119.6 123.9 120.1 1974–75 162.9 154.1 162.0 1975–76 209.8 201.3 209.0 1976–77 238.7 225.4 237.5 1977–78 259.2 257.7 259.1 1978–79 284.1 287.8 284.4 1979–80 342.4 347.4 342.8 1980–81 438.2 437.4 438.1 1981–82 474.2 451.4 472.4 1982–83 505.0 458.6 501.4 1983–84 530.6 465.9 525.7 1984–85 561.5 483.2 555.2 1985–86 590.7 1510.5 1583.9 1Provisional.