§ Chris GraylingTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what information he has assessed on spending levels on drugs in acute hospitals in(a) the last year for which figures are available and (b) each of the past three years. [88740]
§ Mr. HuttonThe information requested is shown in the table.
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Total expenditure on drugs for NHS trusts in England £ Total expenditure on drugs for NHS trusts in England £ 1998–99 1,208,098,376 1999–2000 1,360,825,466 2000–01 1,515,722,071 2001–02 1,683,684,266 Source:
NHS Trust Financial Returns 1998–99 to 2001–02.
The data include total expenditure on drugs, gases and blood products (but not fresh blood from blood centres) for national health service trusts in England. Drugs expenditure alone cannot be identified.