HC Deb 16 March 1984 vol 56 c297W
Mr. Dobson

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the current estimate of the likely level of spending by family practitioners in 1983–84 compared with the original estimate and that on which the Chancellor of the Exchequer based his July measures on the National Health Service.

Mr. Kenneth Clarke

The current estimate (see Supplementary Estimate Class XI/2 HC 292 of 1983–84) is £2,765.4 million. The original estimate was £2,593.8 million. My right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer had available early versions of the Winter Supplementary Estimate of £2,694.5 million (see HC 97 of 1983–84) before the July measures were taken.