NHS Inflation

HC Deb 16 October 1990 vol 177 cc786-7W

33. Mr. Vaz

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what were the levels of health service inflation for each of the last five financial years.

78. Mr. Stott

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what were the levels of health service inflation for each of the last five financial years.

90. Mr. Turner

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what were the levels of health service inflation for each of the last five financial years.

Mr. Dorrell

Changes in input unit costs in the national health service over the last five financial years are as follows:

	Changes
1984–85	6.0
1985–86	5.2
1986–87	6.4
1987–88	7.9
1988–89	9.9
1989–90	17.2
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