§ Mr. FearnTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if he will give the total national United Kingdorn expenditure on health care provision, including both public and private sector provision, but excluding any double counting, in money terms, for the latest 10 financial years for which figures are available; and whether this includes the voluntary sector;
(2) if he will give the national United Kingdom expenditure on private sector health care provision in money terms, for the latest 10 financial years for which figures are available; and whether this includes the voluntary sector.
§ Mr. Freeman[holding answer 20 March 1989]: The following table shows annual United Kingdom public and private health care expenditure in the period 1979 to 1988. The figures are derived from the United Kingdom national accounts prepared by the Central Statistical Office and do not double-count expenditures. The voluntary sector is not separately identified in the national accounts.
Expenditure on health care in the United Kingdom £ billion Year Net public expenditure Private expenditure 1979 8.7 1.1 1980 11.9 1.3 1981 13.7 1.7 1982 14.5 2.0 1983 16.3 2.3 1984 17.2 2.5 1985 18.4 2.8 1986 20.0 3.0 1987 22.0 3.3 1988 23.8 3.8