§ 92. Mr. W. Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland to what extent the increased cost of the National Health Service in the last ten years has been accounted for by increased salaries and wages, and increased costs, respectively.
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§ Mr. MaclayIt is not practicable to analyse the increased cost of the National Health Service as a whole in this way. As between 1949–50 and 1959–60, however, the cost of the hospital and specialist services increased by nearly£26 million of which approximately£14.5 million was accounted for by increased salaries and wages and approximately£6 million by increased prices for supplies and services.