HC Deb 17 April 1969 vol 781 c277W
4. Mr. Hooson

asked the Secretary of State for Wales what was the total cost of the administrative staff of the Welsh Hospital Board and its managements and committees in the year of their inception; what are the equivalent figures today; and what have been the equivalent figures in the years between 1948 and 1968.

Mrs. White

Following are the figures:

Financial Year £ million
1948–49 (part) 0.197
1949–50 0.404
1950–51 0.466
1951–52 0.561
1952–53 0.622
1953–54 0.643
1954–55 0.689
1955–56 0.751
1956–57 0.833
1957–58 0.876
1958–59 0.966
1959–60 1.109
1960–61 1.286
1961–62 1.400
1962–63 1.517
1963–64 1.523
1964–65 1.626
1965–66 1.964
1966–67 2.086
1967–68 2.148
1968–69 (Estimated) 2.357