§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what proportion of the increase in the health service (a) since 1978 and (b) since 1979, is attributable to the nationally determined movement in the rates of pay to National Health Service employees.
§ Mr. HayhoeThe contribution of pay settlements to movements in hospital and community health services pay and prices is determined both by the proportion of HCHS expenditure spent on pay, and by the extent of the pay increases themselves. Between 1978–79 and 1984–85, the latest year for which informaton is available, the HCHS pay and prices index rose by 97.6 per cent., and the index of HCHS pay rose by 99.3 per cent. Between 1979–80 and 1984–85, the HCHS pay and prices index rose by 64 per cent., and the index of HCHS pay rose by 65 per cent. About three quarters of the increase in the HCHS pay and prices index can be attributed to movements in the HCHS pay index.