HC Deb 17 June 1992 vol 209 c605W
Mr. Hinchliffe

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the current level of annual NHS spending as a proportion of gross domestic product excluding capital receipts from the disposal of NHS properties.

Mr. Sackville

Total United Kingdom national health service spending is estimated at 5.8 per cent. of gross domestic product for 1992–93. Excluding capital receipts the figure is estimated to be 5.7 per cent.