HC Deb 19 December 1985 vol 89 cc268-9W
Mr. Dobson

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will give for each health and social services board the revenue and capital expenditure on National Health Service services in each year since 1974, expressing the figures (a) in money terms, (b) adjusted by the gross domestic product deflator and (c) adjusted by the movement of National Health Service pay and prices.

Mr. Needham

[pursuant to his reply, 2 December 1985, c. 46]: The following tables show revenue and capital expenditure on health services by health and social services boards in each year from 1974–75 to 1984–85.

The national movement in Health Service pay and prices has been applied to the combined total of board expenditure, as it might be misleading to apply it to the differing composition of the expenditure of individual boards.

Board Northern Southern Eastern Western
Year Revenue Capital Revenue Capital Revenue Capital Revenue Capital
1982–83 76.3 3.5 72.7 1.8 245.1 12.9 69.3 2.5
1983–84 83.2 3.1 78.2 1.5 261.9 14.7 74.8 3.6
1984–85 88.7 2.6 83.4 1.6 277.6 15.7 79.2 3.7
(b) Expressed in cash terms adjusted by the gross domestic product deflator to a 1983–84 base
Board Northern Southern Eastern Wstern
Year Revenue Capital Revenue Capital Revenue Capital Revenue Capital
1974–75 58.8 1.5 56.4 4.9 200.3 14.4 54.2 3.7
1975–76 61.9 1.5 59.7 5.4 210.0 17.1 57.5 5.6
1976–77 64.6 2.4 61.6 4.7 219.4 18.5 62.2 4.7
1977–78 63.8 3.8 61.4 4.3 214.4 18.7 60.5 3.0
1978–79 66.7 4.1 62.9 4.1 220.8 20.3 62.4 2.9
1979–80 69.9 4.1 66.8 2.9 232.4 18.7 64.5 4.2
1980–81 76.6 4.4 71.7 2.6 248.3 17.0 68.8 3.0
1981–82 78.6 4.7 73.8 2.1 250.0 15.4 71.3 3.0
1982–83 79.7 3.7 75.9 1.9 256.1 13.5 72.4 2.6
1983–84 83.2 3.1 78.2 1.5 261.9 14.7 74.8 3.6
1984–85 84.9 2.5 79.8 1.5 265.6 15.0 75.8 3.5
(c) Expressed in cash terms adjusted by the movement of National Health Service Pay and Prices to 1983–84 base (see Note 3)
Year All boards
1974–75 417.4
1975–76 432.1
1976–77 450.2
1977–78 461.7
1978–79 480.9
1979–80 487.1
1980–81 481.1
1981–82 497.4
1982–83 508.1
1983–84 521.0
1984–85 522.6

Note:

(1) In Northern Ireland health and social services boards provide health services and personal social services. Accordingly, the figures shown above include an apportionment of common administration expenditure and both revenue and capital.

(2) The expenditure on capital includes major schemes undertaken by the Department of Health and Social Services on behalf of boards.

(3) Table (c) shows the combined expenditure (capital and revenue) of all boards adjusted by nationally derived factors (DHSS-London) to reflect the movement in NHS pay and prices.