§ Miss WiddecombeTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the annual percentage average increase in health spending between 1990–91 and 1992–93 for(a) England and (b) the United Kingdom. [531431
§ Mr. MilburnThe information is in the table.
Real Terms Growth in National Health Service total expenditure Percentage 1990–91 and 1992–93 England (net) 6.3 England (gross) 5.8 United Kingdom (gross) 5.8 Notes:
1. UK net figure is not available on a comparable basis
2. Consistent with Gross Domestic Product deflator figures used in the Comprehensive Spending Review White Paper
§ Miss WiddecombeTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the actual annual average percentage increase in overall health spending for(a) the United Kingdom and (b) England in real terms between 1979–80 and 1996–97. [53131]
§ Mr. MilburnThe information requested is in the table.
Percentage Real terms annual average growth in NHS total expenditure between 1979–80 and 1996–97 England net 3.1 England gross 3.3 UK gross 3.1 Notes:
1. United Kingdom net figure is not available on a comparable basis
2. Consistent with the Gross Domestic Product deflator figures used in the Comprehensive Spending Review White Paper
§ Miss WiddecombeTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the projected annual average percentage increase in overall health spending for(a) England and (b) the United Kingdom in real terms between 1997–98 and 2001–02. [53133]
§ Mr. MilburnThe projected annual average real terms percentage increase in National Health Service total net expenditure between 1997–98 and 2001–02 is 4.1 per cent. in England and 3.9 per cent. in the United Kingdom.