§ Mr. Ralph Howellasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what were the annual staff costs of the National Health Service at the latest date available, including salaries, wages, national insurance, superannuation, office space, heating, lighting, telephone, and so on, and what percentage this represents of the total National Health Service expenditure for that year.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeThe following table shows the total expenditure of the hospital and community health services in England for the financial year 1980–81 and provisional figures for 1981–82.
1980–81 1981–82 Provisional £ million Per cent. £ million Per cent. 1. Salaries and wages of directly employed staff, including national insurance and superannuation 5,172.6 69.4 5,700 68.9 2. Fuel, light and power expenditure 224.4 3.0 1,900 22.9 3. Telephone expenditure 43.2 0.6 4. All other current expenditure 1,445.2 19.4 5. Capital expenditure 563.2 7.6 680 8.2 6. Total Hospital and Community Health Services' expenditure 7,448.6 100.0 8,280 100.0 Notes
1. Information on expenditure on fuel, light and power and telephones related to staff only is not separately identified in the accounts of health authorities submitted to the Department, and is not otherwise available centrally. These figures relate to all Hospital and Community Health Services' premises including wards, treatment departments, laboratories, pharmacies, kitchens etc. as well as offices.
2. Information on the costs of office space is not separately identified in the accounts of health authorities submitted to the Department and is not available centrally.
3. Capital expenditure includes salaries and wages, expenses etc. of staff of professional and technical departments charged to capital account.