§ Mr. Robin CookTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what was(a) total National Health Service spending and (b) hospital and community health service spending as a proportion of real national disposable income in each year since 1964.
§ Mr. Freeman[holding answer 26 February 1990]: The information requested, which is readily available only from 1974–75 onwards, is as follows:
Gross expenditure as a percentage of national disposable income (at 1985 prices) Financial year National Health Service total Hospital and community health service total 1974–75 5.0 3. 1975–76 5.2 3.9 1976–77 5.1 3.9 1977–78 4.9 3.7 1978–79 4.8 3.6 1979–80 4.8 3.6 1980–81 5.4 4.1 1981–82 5.5 4.1 1982–83 5.4 4.0 1983–84 5.3 3.9 1984–85 5.3 3.9 1985–86 5.1 3.7 1986–87 5.2 3.8 1987–88 5.2 3.7 1988–89 5.1 3.7 1989–901 5.1 3.7 1 Estimate.
Table 1 Employment training filled places September 1988 to December 1989 Training agency region South East London South West West Midlands East Midlands and Eastern Yorkshire and Humberside North West Northern Wales Scotland 1Great Britain 1988 September 3,800 4,600 3,000 5,200 3,900 9,800 6,700 4,400 2,400 4,400 48,000 October 5,200 6,300 4,300 7,700 5,700 10,200 9,900 7,100 4,400 6,600 67,000 November 6,300 9,400 5,700 10,100 7,600 14,500 13,400 9,700 6,000 9,100 92,000 December 7,100 10,600 6,900 12,100 8,900 16,000 15,500 11,900 7,400 11,700 108,000 1989 January 8,500 13,300 8,400 15,100 10,600 19,100 18,500 14,500 9,300 14,000 131,000 February 9,600 15,200 10,000 18,200 12,900 22,100 22,500 18,000 11,900 17,900 158,000 March 10,000 16,600 10,900 20,700 14,000 24,000 24,900 20,100 13,400 21,000 176,000 April 10,300 17,500 11,400 22,300 15,000 24,800 26,000 21,200 14,200 22,100 185,000 May 10,900 17,900 11,600 22,600 15,400 25,100 26,600 22,000 14,600 22,500 189,000 June 11,500 18,300 11,800 22,800 15,500 25,200 27,600 23,000 14,800 23,200 194,000 July 14,500 19,000 11,800 23,200 16,400 25,200 29,000 24,400 15,800 23,700 203,000 August 14,200 19,000 11,500 23,600 16,800 25,100 28,700 24,700 16,000 24,400 204,000 September 14,900 20,200 12,000 23,400 16,900 25,200 29,100 24,900 16,500 25,100 208,000 October 14,900 20,700 12,300 23,200 16,800 25,200 28,800 24,300 16,600 25,700 209,000 November 14,800 21,100 12,200 23,200 16,800 25,200 29,800 24,400 16,600 26,400 212,000 December 14,300 21,000 11,900 22,500 16,600 25,100 28,800 24,200 16,100 26,100 208,000 1 Great Britain total includes small number of trainees at residential training colleges and large contractors not included in regional figures.