Mr. Ralph Howellasked the Secretary of State for Social Services in money and percentage terms how much of the overall annual National Health Service expenditure is spent on (a) pay and related costs, (b) drugs, medicines, bandages, and so on, (c) medical equipment, (d) hospital building and maintenance, (e) administration and (f) general services and so on, catering, laundry and so on, in 1983 and for each year since and including 1979.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeI shall let my hon. Friend have a reply as soon as possible.