HC Deb 22 May 1969 vol 784 c125W
Mr. Pardoe

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the value of all hospital equipment purchased by National Health Service hospitals in 1960 and 1968; and what was the value and proportion of this equipment which was made by foreign manufacturers.

Mr. Crossman

£24.5 million in 1959–60 and £51.9 million in 1967–68, for medical, surgical and domestic appliances and equipment. Figures showing the value or proportion made by foreign manufacturers are not separately maintained.

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