§ Ms. HarmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what(a) amount and (b) proportion of total public
Local authority net expenditure on PSS: capital and current combined £million revalued by GDP deflator (base 1987–88) 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 Local authority PSS (current and capital) 1,295 1,542 1,889 2,173 2,314 2,327 2,231 2,276 2,391 2,504 Local authority as percentage of total 94.1 95.3 96.8 98.2 99.1 99.4 99.4 99.5 99.4 99.5
1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 Local authority PSS (current and capital) 2,528 2,574 2,672 2,707 2,670 2,870 3,060 3,151 3,086 3,092 Local authority as percentage of total 99.4 99.5 99.4 99.5 99.5 99.5 99.5 99.5 99.4 99.4 Figures are derived from public expenditure White Papers up to and including the 1988 edition, as subsequently amended by the 1988 Autumn Statement. The figures up to and including 1986–87 are final outturn, 1987–88 are provisional outturn, 1988–89 are local authority budgets and 1989–90, 1990–91 are planned provision.
It should be noted that from 1977–78 local authority net expenditure includes recharged central administration.