§ Mr. Arnold Shawasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if she will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT capital expenditure in each of the last 10 years within the hospital service, showing the total spent on teaching hospitals and the total for all other hospitals.
§ Dr. OwenThe information is as follows:
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE ON HOSPITAL BUILDING WORK (ENGLAND) (INCLUDING FEES AND EQUIPMENT PURCHASED CENTRALLY BUT EXCLUDING ACQUISITION OF LAND AND BUILDINGS) (PRICES OF YEAR) Regional Hospital Board Teaching Hospital Total £ million £ million £ million 1963–64 45.2 7.5 52.7 1964–65 53.0 7.6 60.6 1965–66 59.1 8.9 68.0 1966–67 64.6 10.8 75.4 1967–68 74.2 15.7 89.9 1968–69 76.7 18.0 94.7 1969–70 76.6 24.2 100.8 1970–71 89.4 29.8 119.2 1971–72 117.2 34.3 151.5 1972–73 144.9 38.2 183.1