HC Deb 17 March 1970 vol 798 cc120-1W
Mr. Bishop

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will give the figures of the spending on the health services as a proportion of total cost of the National Health Service in each year from 1950 to 1969 in the United Kingdom.

Mr. Crossman

The gross cost of health and welfare services in Great Britain has been made up as follows:

1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65
Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. Per cent.
Hospitals … 54.3 5.60 56.5 56.8 56.8
Family practitioner services … 28.7 26.4 25.6 25.2 25.0
Local health authority services … 8.0 8.5 8.8 8.8 8.8
Local welfare authority services … 3.9 4.1 4.3 4.4 4.4
Welfare foods … 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.1
Other … 2.1 2.0 1.8 1.8 1.9
Total … 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69
Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. (Estimated) Per cent.
Hospitals … 56.5 56.9 56.7 57.7
Family practitioner services … 25.1 24.7 24.8 24.1
Local health authority services … 9.0 8.9 8.9 9.0
Local welfare authority services … 4.6 4.7 5.0 5.2
Welfare foods … 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.1
Other … 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.9
Total … 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0