§ Mr. Meacherasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) what has been the total expenditure on the National Health Service each year since 1960 in current prices and at 1983 prices; what has been the percentage change in real terms each year; and what was National Health Service expenditure each year as a percentage of gross national product that year;
83W(2) what was the total wage and salary bill of the National Health Service each year since 1960; and what has been the percentage annual change since then and the percentage that this represents of total National Health Service cost; what was the breakdown each year as between (i) administrative staff, (ii) hospital medical specialists, (iii) general practitioners, (iv) nursing staff, and (v) ancillary workers; what was the average pay each year of staff in each category; and what was the percentage change each year in the average pay of each staff group.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeI shall let the hon. Member have a reply as soon as possible.