HC Deb 03 July 1978 vol 953 cc89-90W
Mr. Thompson

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the amount of National Health Service funds allocated to Scotland in each year since 1948.

Mr. Harry Ewing

The net amount voted by Parliament for the National Health Service in Scotland was:

£ million
1948–49 22.9
1949–50 40.6
1950–51 41.4
1951–52 44.0
1952–53 49.0
1953–54 47.1
1954–55 50–2
1955–56 53.7
1956–57 58.2
1957–58 60.0
1958–59 60.6
1959–60 61.6
1960–61 69.5
1961–62 68.6
1962–63 81.0
1963–64 88.8
1964–65 96.9
1965–66 113.1
1966–67 126.9
1967–68 141.9
1968–69 150.4
1969–70 168.2
1970–71 194.9
1971–72 220.3
1972–73 259.4
1973–74 294.1
1974–75 424.2
1975–76 553.2
1976–77 625.8

Mr. Thompson

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what percentage of the United Kingdom Health Service budget has been spent in Scotland in each year since 1948.

Mr. Harry Ewing

Comparative figures of health expenditure for the United Kingdom for the period are not available.

The proportion of expenditure voted by Parliament for the National Health Service in Scotland compare to that so voted for Great Britain was:

Year Per cent.
1948–49 11.1
1949–50 11.6
1950–51 10.7
1951–52 11.1
1952–53 11.0
1953–54 11.2
1954–55 11.4
1955–56 11.2
1956–57 11.0
1957–58 11.0
1958–59 11.0
1959–60 11.0
1960–61 11.0
1961–62 11.1
1962–63 11.4
1963–64 11.4
1964–65 11.2
1965–66 11.3
1966–67 11.4
1967–68 11.4
1968–69 11.6
1969–70 11.7
1970–71 11.6
1971–72 11.7
1972–73 11.8
1973–74 11.7
1974–75 11.7
1975–76 11.4
1976–77 11.3