§ Mr. Dewarasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish a table showing separately for (i) hospital and community health services, (ii) family practitioner services and (iii) social work, actual and planned expenditure in Scotland for the years 1978–79 to 1988–89 in (a) cash prices, (b) cost terms and (c) volume terms, and showing the percentage increases over 1978–79, on a basis consistent with Table 2.12 of Cmnd. 9702-II.
§ Mr. RifkindThe information requested is set out in the following tables.
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Table A Hospitals and Community Health Services £ million (a) At cash prices (b) In cost terms as measured by GDP deflator* (c) As measured by HCHS pay and price deflator* 1978–79 664 1,182 1,297 1979–80 791 1,205 1,283 1980–81 1,006 1,291 1,278 1981–82 1,145 1,335 1,346 1982–83 1,224 1,334 1,356 1983–84 1,298 1,354 1,372 1984–85 1,385 1,385 1,385 1985–86 1,470 1,400 — 1986–87 1,551 1,414 — 1987–88 1,620 1,427 — 1988–89 1,690 1,445 — Percentage increase 1978–79 to 1988–89 154.5 22.3 6.8 * 1984–85 prices.
Table B Family Practitioner Services £ million (a) At cash prices (b) In cost terms as measured by GDP deflator* (c) As measured by FPS pay and price deflator* 1978–79 157 279 331 1979–80 183 279 330 1980–81 227 291 326 1981–82 257 300 326 1982–83 294 320 334 1983–84 316 330 341 1984–85 347 347 347 1985–86 367 350 — 1986–87 396 361 — 1987–88 420 370 — 1988–89 440 376 — Percentage increase 1978–79 to 1988–89 180.3 34.8 4.8 * 1984–85 prices.
Table C Personal Social Services £ million (a) At cash prices (b) In cost terms as measured by GDP deflator* (c) As measured by PSS pay and price deflator* 1978–79 156 278 293 1979–80 197 300 314 1980–81 251 322 332 1981–82 278 324 328 1982–83 298 325 327 1983–84 316 330 330 1984–85 336 336 336 1985–86 351 334 — 1986–87 363 331 — 1987–88 360 317 — 1988–89 360 308 — Percentage increase 1978–79 to 1988–89 130.8 10.8 14.7 *1984–85 prices. Notes:
1. The expenditure figures are on a net basis comparable with those given in table 2.12 of Cmnd. 9702-II.
2. Expenditure on Centrally Financed Health Services is not included.
3. Figures in specific pay and price terms have been constructed by reference to the pay and price indices for Health and Personal Social Services maintained by DHSS for England: no separate pay and prices indices for Scotland are available.
4. Forecasts of pay and price movements for health and personal social services are not available for 1985–86, nor for the public expenditure planning period.