§ Mrs. Margaret EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what information he has on the level of health expenditure in Scotland, England and Wales for each of the last 10 years at constant prices.
§ Mr. DorrellThe information requested is given in the table.
Gross NHS expenditure at 1990–91 prices £ million England Scotland Wales 1981–82 18,909 2,555 1,177 1982–83 19,250 2,587 1,212 1983–84 19,533 2,641 1,230 1984–85 19,989 2,695 1,266 1985–86 20,061 2,707 1,281 1986–87 20,875 2,786 1,332 1987–88 21,768 2,870 1,399 1988–89 22,524 2,977 1,459 1989–90 22,830 3,046 1,486 1990–91 23,718 3,102 1,554