§ Ms PrimaroloTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the total mental health budget in each year since 1979.
§ Mr. BowisInformation is not available in the precise form requested. The table shows the estimated total hospital and community health services expenditure in cash and constant price terms in England on mentally ill people for each year from 1978–79 to 1991–92, the latest year for which this information is available.
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Expenditure on mentally ill people in hospital and community health services (England)1 (£) million Year Cash 1991–92 Prices2 1978–79 490 1,311 1979–80 593 1,359 1980–81 775 1,501
Year Cash 1991–92 Prices2 1981–82 860 1,519 1982–83 916 1,511 1983–84 965 1,521 1984–85 1,029 1,544 1985–86 1,077 1,531 1986–87 1,149 1,587 1987–88 1,302 1,707 1988–89 1557 1,9133 1989–90 1,662 1,9103 1990–91 1,785 1,8983 1991–92 2,085 2,0854 1 Figures include direct patient treatment cost and indirect cost such as hospital administration. 2 After allowing for general inflation. 3 Figures from 1988–89 include expenditure on mental illness in and out-patients, day patients and community mental illness nursing. Prior to 1988–89, expenditure on community mental illness nursing was not separately identified, and was included with district nursing services. 4 Figures are not comparable with earlier years due to significant changes to accounting policies, following the introduction of the internal market.