HC Deb 02 November 1989 vol 159 cc298-9W
Mr. Flynn

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the total spending per head on the national Health Service for Scotland for the most recent 10 years.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

Total gross expenditure on the National Health Service in Scotland per head of population, since 1979–80, is set out in the table:

Total gross NHS expenditure per head of population in Scotland
£
1979–80 205
1980–81 259
1981–82 296
1982–83 321
1983–84 344
1984–85 369
1985–86 392
1986–87 419
1987–88 455
1988–89 504

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