NHS Administration (Costs)

HC Deb 10 March 1997 vol 292 c71W

Mr. Norman Hogg

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what were the total costs associated with administration in the NHS in Scotland (i) in real terms, (ii) in cash terms and (iii) as a percentage of total NHS expenditure in Scotland in each year since 1986–87. [19129]

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

The information requested is set out in the table.

	Real terms £000	Cash terms £000	Percentage of total NHS expenditure
1986–87	184,639	184,639	8.9
1987–88	180,810	190,437	8.4
1988–89	184,568	207,401	8.2
1989–90	187,701	225,654	8.2
1990–91	192,975	250,521	8.4
1991–92	246,017	339,839	9.3
1992–93	245,905	353,996	9.1
1993–94	276,039	400,344	9.7
1994–95	310,168	467,611	10.8
1995–96	315,343	486,964	11.1

The introduction of capital charging in 1991–92, to reflect the costs of using capital resources, is reflected in that and subsequent years' expenditure.