§ Mr. SillarsTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will express in real terms, using 1966 as base, the expenditure within Scotland on the hospital service capital programme for each of the past 22 years; what is his estimate for the current year; and if he will also give the figures in real terms for revenue expenditure over the same period.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe expenditure by health boards on hospital services for the past 22 years and the estimated expenditure for the current year at 1966 prices is as follows:
Year Revenue Capital £'000s £'000s 1966–67 84,631 12,439 1967–68 89,098 13,835 1968–69 92,918 13,849 1969–70 97,341 12,198 1970–71 107,111 13,091 1971–72 115,441 14,464 1972–73 122,141 16,295 1973–74 134,342 17,523 1974–75 156,944 16,570 1975–76 167,402 16,867 1976–77 167,021 14,029 1977–78 166,779 12,698 1978–79 171,560 15,363 1979–80 175,265 14,905 1980–81 190,361 12,924 1981–82 194,342 16,334 1982–83 193,326 17,091 1983–84 195,269 17,040 1984–85 198,333 17,655 1985–86 198,559 18,869 1986–87 204,499 15,330 1987–88 210,782 15,182 1988–89 218,912 15,945 1989–90 1220,987 118,833 1 Estimated. Notes:
1. The above figures apart for those for 1989–90 were taken from Health Boards annual accounts.
2. The capital expenditure is total expenditure on hospital and community health services. Hospital services arc not shown separately in the annual accounts.