§ Mr. David NicholsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the total spending on the construction of new hospitals in England in each year since 1973.
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§ Mrs. CurrieFollowing is the information available centrally for the years since National Health Service reorganisation (1 April 1974):
Capital expenditure on new and replacement hospitals and existing hospitals undergoing virtual reconstruction £000 1974–75 112,855 1975–76 139,949 1976–77 149,882 1977–78 136,840 1978–79 124,420 1979–80 125,615 1980–81 170,001 1981–82 209,444 1982–83 198,318 1983–84 184,113 1984–85 191,557 1985–86 224,896 1986–87 245,094 892W
Area 1987 Electorate Average Electorate per Constituency Number Percentage difference from national average England 36,393,203 69,585 Isle of Wight 99,760 99,760 43.4 Wiltshire 418,708 83,742 20.3 Gloucestershire 404,523 80,905 16.3 Dudley 238,017 79,339 14.0 Solihull 158,291 79,146 13.7 Cambridgeshire 474,083 79,014 13.6 West Sussex 552,766 78,967 13.5 Haringey 157,835 78,918 13.4 Berkshire 550,173 78,596 12.9 Harrow 156,613 78,307 12.5 Suffolk 469,349 78,225 12.4 Hampshire 1,171,949 78,130 12.3 North Yorkshire 542,206 77,458 11.3 Hounslow 154,370 77,185 10.9 Sunderland 231,086 77,029 10.7 Buckinghamshire 461,401 76,900 10.5 Bedfordshire 383,437 76,687 10.2 Sefton 229,968 76,656 10.2 North Tyneside 152,645 76,323 9.7 Hertfordshire 753,542 75,354 8.3 Shropshire 300,615 75,154 8.0 Warwickshire 374,484 74,897 7.6 Calderdale 148,439 74,220 6.7 Leicestershire 667,016 74,113 6.5 Essex 1,181,599 73,850 6.1 Cheshire 734,959 73,496 5.6 Humberside 661,392 73,488 5.6 Doncaster 219,863 73,283 5.3 Dorset 512,764 73,252 5.3 Avon 730,224 73,022 4.9 Surrey 802,181 72,926 4.8 Hereford and Worcester 510,121 72,874 4.7 Kent 1,092,732 72,849 4.7 Lincolnshire 506,890 72,413 4.1 Staffordshire 791,913 71,992 3.5 Ealing 215,596 71,865 3.3 Kirklees 285,476 71,369 2.6 Norfolk 569,401 71,175 2.3 Wigan 234,836 71,162 2.3 Cornwall and Isle of Scilly 355,134 71,027 2.1 St. Helens 141,878 70,939 1.9 Derbyshire 850,236 70,853 1.8 Nottinghamshire 776,815 70,620 1.5 Somerset 352,302 70,460 1.3 Cleveland 422,661 70,444 1.2 Northamptonshire 422,587 70,431 1.2 Sheffield 421,939 70,323 1.1 Devon 771,876 70,171 0.8 Source: Annual summarised accounts of health authorities in England.
These figures do not take account of capital investment in smaller health building schemes in connection with the upgrading and refurbishment of existing hospitals. National Health Service capital expenditure has increased in real terms in each year since 1979.