§ Mr. Maurice Macmillanasked the Minister of Health what proportion of Great Britain's gross national product was accounted for by hospital capital expenditure in 1939, 1950, 1960, 1964, and 1965.
§ Mr. K. RobinsonI would refer the hon. Member to my reply to the hon. Member for Somerset, North on 7th November, 1966.—[Vol. 735, c.215.]
§ Mr. Maurice Macmillanasked the Minister of Health (1) what was the ratio of hospital capital expenditure to hospital current expenditure for the United Kingdom in 1939, 1950, 1960, 1964, and 1965;
(2) what was the ratio of hospital capital expenditure to hospital current expenditure for the United Kingdom, the United States of America, the European Economic Community, the European Free Trade Association excluding the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand, respectively, in 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, and 1965.
§ Mr. K. RobinsonThe information for National Health Service hospitals in the United Kingdom is as follows:
Per cent. 1950–51 … … … … 6.2 1960–61 … … … … 6.4 1961–62 … … … … 7.6 1962–63 … … … … 8.0 1963–64 … … … … 10.6 1964–65 … … … … 11.7 1965–66 … … … … 12.1 I regret that comparable information for 1939 and comparable figures for the other countries are not available.