§ Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total expenditure on the Scottish National Health Service in each of the last six years; and, taking the figure for 1971 as 100, what has been the real increase in each subsequent year.
§ Mr. Harry EwingThe information is as follows:
£ million Real increase 1971–72 256.0 100.0 1972–73 296.6 105.7 1973–74 333.0 109.7 1974–75 446.4 110.1 1975–76 590.1 114.4 1976–77 666.5 113.4 1977–78 773.0 117.1 Expenditure is defined consistently with the usage in public expenditure surveys and is net of patients' charges. The figures in column 1 are at outturn prices; that for 1977–78 is an estimate. The index has been calculated at 1977 survey prices.