HC Deb 22 February 1988 vol 128 c45W
Mr. Fearn

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will give the figures for National Health Service expenditure per annum on(a) hospital running costs, (b) hospital capital costs, (c) general practice medical services, (d) general practice dental services, (e) general practice pharmaceutical services and (f) general practice ophthalmic services for 1979 until the last year the figures are available.

Mr. Newton

Information for 1986–87 is shown in the table.

For the earlier years I refer the hon. Member to the summarised accounts of health authorities and family practitioner committees in England which are published annually as a House of Commons paper. HC20 1986–87 covers the financial year 1985–86—the latest published.

£'000
Hospital Services—Revenue Expenditure 8,255,383
Hospitals—Capital Expenditure 706,563
General Medical Services 1,134,612
Pharmaceutical Services 1,696,073
General Dental Services 530,550
General Ophthalmic Services 130,725