§ Sir Terence HigginsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list for each year since 1966 the annual expenditure on the national health service in real terms. [22668]
§ Mr. HoramA consistent series of figures is available only from 1973–74. The information is shown in the table.
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NHS total gross expenditure for England Year Gross Expenditure (adjusted by gross domestic product deflator to 1994–95 prices) in £ million 1973–74 16,266 1974–75 17,969 1975–76 18,899 1976–77 18,966 1977–78 18,447 1978–79 19,031 1979–80 19,380 1980–81 21,338 1981–82 21,817 1982–83 22,207 1983–84 22,530
NHS total gross expenditure for England Year Gross Expenditure (adjusted by gross domestic product deflator to 1994–95 prices) in £ million 1984–85 23,068 1985–86 23,124 1986–87 24,138 1987–88 25,216 1988–89 26,279 1989–90 26,462 1990–91 27,421 1991–92 29,230 1992–93 30,798 1993–94 30,975 1994–95 31,983 1995–961 33,032 1 Estimated.