§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he will publish the total spent on health care in the United Kingdom for each year since 1979, in absolute terms and as a percentage of gross national product.
§ Mr. NewtonThe table shows for 1979 to 1986 total, net public and private expenditure on health care on the United Kingdom in both absolute terms and as a percentage of gross domestic product. The data have been derived from Central Statistical Office national accounts.
Expenditure on Health Care in the United Kingdom £ million Percentage of GDP Total expenditure Net public Private Total Net public Private 1979 10,229 9,245 984 5.2 4.7 0.5 1980 13,375 11,991 1,384 5.8 5.2 0.6 1981 15,246 13,722 1,524 6.0 5.4 0.6 1982 16,308 14,373 1,935 5.9 5.2 0.7 1983 18,359 16,253 2,106 6.1 5.4 0.7 1984 19,847 17,286 2,561 6.2 5.4 0.8 1985 21,112 18,297 2,815 6.0 5.2 0.8 1986 22,869 19,869 3,000 6.1 5.3 0.8 Source: CSO.
Note: There are slight rounding differences between these figures and those published by the OECD for purposes of international comparisons.
§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services what information he has as to the total cost of 705W health care in France and Germany as a percentage of each country's own gross national product for each year since 1979.
§ Mr. NewtonThe table shows for the period 1979 to 1985—the latest readily available year—total, public and private expenditure on health care in France and Germany as a percentage of their respective gross domestic products. The data have been derived from OECD accounts.
Expenditure on Health Care as a Percentage of Gross Domestic Product, 1979–1985 France Germany Total Public Private Total Public Private 1979 7.2 5.8 1.4 7.6 6.1 1.5 1980 7.4 6.0 1.4 7.9 6.3 1.6 1981 7.7 6.2 1.5 8.2 6.5 1.7 1982 7.9 6.3 1.6 8.1 6.3 1.8 1983 8.1 6.5 1.6 8.0 6.2 1.8 1984 8.4 6.7 1.7 8.1 6.3 1.8 1985 8.4 6.7 1.7 8.2 6.4 1.8 Source: OECD.