§ Mr. Frank FieldTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list the percentage of the National Health Service budget raised by(a) general taxation, (b) national insurance contributions and (c) charges in each of the last 30 years.
§ Mr. NewtonThe information requested is as follows:
NHS Sources of Finance—Percentage of Total by Year Financial year Consolidated Fund NHS contributions Charges Miscellaneous 1957–58 85.0 9.5 5.3 0.3 1958–59 80.3 14.4 5.0 03 1959–60 80.4 14.5 4.9 0.3 1960–61 81.9 13.3 4.5 0.2 1961–62 77.7 16.5 5.6 0.2 1962–63 77.1 17.2 5.5 0.2 1963–64 77.9 16.4 5.4 0.3 1964–65 79.6 15.0 5.1 0.4 1965–66 83.8 13.3 2.6 0.2 1966–67 84.8 12.4 2.4 0.3 1967–68 86.5 10.9 2.3 0.3 1968–69 84.8 11.8 3.1 0.3 1969–70 85.9 10.3 3.5 0.3 1970–71 85.8 10.8 3.2 0.3 1971–72 85.7 10.3 3.6 0.5 1972–73 87.0 9.0 3.6 0.4 1973–74 88.1 7.9 3.5 0.5 1974–75 91.3 5.7 2.6 0.4 1975–76 89.2 8.5 2.0 0.3 1976–77 88.0 9.7 2.1 0.2 1977–78 88.0 9.6 2.1 0.3 1978–79 88.0 9.6 2.1 0.3 1979–80 88.0 9.5 2.2 0.3 1980–81 89.1 8.2 2.4 0.3 1981–82 87.8 9.4 2.5 0.3 1982–83 85.7 11.3 2.7 0.3 1983–84 85.8 11.0 2.8 0.4 1984–85 85.6 11.1 2.8 0.5 1985–86 85.6 11.0 2.7 0.7 1986–871 84.6 11.6 2.9 0.9 1987–881 83.1 13.2 2.8 0.9 1 Estimated.