§ Mr. Harry GreenwayTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the spending on the NHS in May 1979; how many patients were treated in the year to May 1979; and what were the equivalent figures for the last available periods. [28290]
§ Mr. HoramThe information is not available in the form requested. National health service total gross expenditure in England in the financial year 1979–80 was £7,755 million, compared with £31,983 million in 1994–95.
On a comparative basis that is, after converting the 1979 discharge and deaths figure to finished consultant episodes—there were 6.6 million FCEs in all hospital specialties in England in the calendar year 1979 compared with 10.5 million FCEs in 1994–95.