§ Lord Balnielasked the Minister of Health (1) what percentage of total expenditure on the National Health Service has been financed by the central Government; and what percentage of this figure has been met out of general taxation, National Insurance contributions, and other miscellaneous sources, respectively, during each full year since 1945;
(2) what percentage of total expenditure on the National Health Service has been financed by the central Government, by local authorities, by prescription charges, and by miscellaneous sources, respectively, during each full year since 1945.
§ Mr. BraineFollowing is the information (England and Wales):
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— 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 Cost of Central Government services in the National Health Service Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. 92.3 92.1 91.7 92.0 90.9 90.9 91.4 Proportion of Central Government services financed by: General taxation 81.3 82.0 82.7 81.7 80.7 81.3 82.0 Transfers from National Insurance Fund (National Health Service Contributions) (d) 10.0 9.4 9.3 8.0 8.4 8.0 7.4 Miscellaneous (e) 8.7 8.6 8.0 10.3 10.9 10.7 10.6 Exchequer 78.6 79.3 79.7 79.0 77.6 78.4 79.1 Local rates 3.6 3.8 3.9 3.7 4.2 4.2 4.1 Exchequer and local rates jointly (c) — — — — — — — Charges to patients for all services 1.0 1.0 2.1 4.1 5.1 4.8 4.9 (including prescription charges) (—) (—) (—) (1.0) (1.4) (1.3) (1.3) Miscellaneous— (i) Superannuation Contributions 5.4 5.5 5.1 5.2 5.1 5.1 5.0 (ii) Transfers from the National Insurance Fund until September, 1957 and National Health Service Contributions 9.3 8.7 8.5 7.4 7.6 7.3 6.7 (iii) Other 2.1 1.7 0.7 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.2 TOTAL 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
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— 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 (a) (b) Cost of Central Government services in the National Health Service Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. 91.5 91.1 91.2 90.6 91.1 90.7 86.6 Proportion of Central Government services finances by: General texation 83.0 79.5 74.8 74.8 75.6 71.5 76.8 Transfers from National Insurance Fund (National Health Service Contributions) (d) 6.9 10.0 15.0 15.0 13.9 17.0 17.2 Miscellaneous (e) 10.1 10.5 10.2 10.2 10.5 11.5 6.0 Exchequer 80.0 76.7 72.4 68.2 69.1 64.8 66.5 Local rates 3.9 4.2 4.2 — — — — Exchequer and local rates jointly (c) — — — 8.6 8.2 8.9 11.6 Charges to patients for all services 4.8 5.1 4.8 4.7 4.5 5.5 6.7 (including prescription charges) (1.4) (1.8) (1.6) (1.6) (1.5) (2.4) (2.3) Miscellaneous— (i)Superannuation Contributions 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.8 5.5 5.3 — (ii) Transfers from the National Insurance Fund until September, 1957 and National Health Service Contributions 6.3 9.1 13.7 13.6 12.6 15.4 15.0 (iii) Other 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 TOTAL 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 (a) Estimated. (b) The form of Parliamentary Estimates was changed in 1962–63. Figures for this year are not strictly comparable with those for earlier years. (c) The part of the general grant relating to local health services cannot be identified so that the cost of these services cannot be apportioned between the Exchequer and the rates from 1st April, 1959. (d) National Health Service contributions started on 2nd September, 1957. (e) Includes superannuation contributions until 1961–62.