§ Mr. Ray Powellasked the Secretary of State for Wales (1) why he does not keep records of any political affiliation of appointees to public bodies in Wales; and if he will make a statement;
(2) to what extent in selecting appointees to public bodies in Wales, he takes account of any political
In real terms* Deflated by the Retail Price Index† Deflated by Movements in NHS pay and Prices‡ 1975–76 to 1976–77 -0.5 -2.7 -1.4 1976–77 to 1977–78 -0.7 -0.7 +4.2 1977–78 to 1978–79 +3.6 +5.8 +4.6 1978–79 to 1979–80 +0.4 +1.3 -2.6 1979–80 to 1980–81 +8.4 +10.6 +0.6 1980–81 to 1981–82 +3.6 +2.3 +5.4 1981–82 to 1982–83 +2.9 +2.9 +3.4 1982–83 to 1983–84 +1.7 +1.5 +1.1 1983–84 to l984–85 +3.4 +2.8 +2.1 * Actual expenditure has been adjusted to take account of the effects of general inflation as measured by the GDP deflator. † As NHS expenditure deflated by the R.P.I. has been specifically requested, the information has been presented in this way. It is, however, not correct to compare movements in expenditure in NHS with movements in the R.P.I. since the goods and services purchased by the NHS differ considerably from those purchased by the average household. The appropriate measure to reflect movements in NHS expenditure with the economy as a whole is the GDP deflator. ‡ The pay and prices index used is that maintained by DHSS for hospital and community health services expenditure. A separate index for pay and price movements in the NHS in Wales is not available.