§ 17. Mr. Jacques ArnoldTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the change in real terms of the annual spending on the national health service in Northern Ireland since 1979.
§ Mr. HanleyNet public expenditure on the health service in Northern Ireland in 1991–92 will be an estimated £1,015 million, an increase of almost 42 per cent. in real terms, as measured by the GDP deflator since 1978–79.