§ Mr. Meacherasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will give the revenue expenditure on health and community health services for each year from 1974–75 giving information adjusted by (a) the gross domestic product deflator, (b) National Health Service pay and prices and (c) the gross domestic product retail price index for Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. NeedhamThe information requested is as follows:
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Health and personal social services expenditure £ million Cash adjusted (at 1985–86°1) prices) by: Cash GDP deflator HPSS pay and price factors1 RPI2 1974–75 108 366 385 360 1975–76 154 414 430 410 1976–77 179 426 440 414 1977–78 202 421 455 409 1978–79 234 441 481 438 1978–79 289 467 496 468 1980–81 373 508 506 519 1981–82 420 520 523 524 1982–83 452 522 527 526 1983–84 485 536 538 539 1984–85 508 539 535 538 1985–86 537 537 537 537 1986–87 569 549 n.a.2 n a.2 1 There is no separate Health Service Index or Retail Price Index for Northern Ireland, and national indices have therefore been used. 2 Indices not yet available.