§ Mr. Meacherasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what has been the expenditure level of family practitioner services each year since 1970; what has been the percentage change each year; and what percentage of total National Health Service expenditure is represented by general medical services for each of these years.
§ Mr. NewtonThe figures requested are given in the table.
Family practitioner services gross expenditure (£cash) million Percentage change per cent. Percentage of total NHS expenditure (gross) on general medical services per cent. 1970–71 441 Base 8.4 1971–72 484 9.6 8.0 1972–73 534 10.4 7.6 1973–74 585 9.4 7.2 1974–75 697 19.2 6.2 1975–76 925 32.7 6.2 1976–77 1,078 16.6 6.1 1977–78 1,220 13.2 5.9 1978–79 1,434 17.5 5.9 1979–80 1,684 17.4 6.1 1980–81 2,114 25.5 6.2 1981–82 2,440 15.4 6.4 1982–83 2,827 15.8 6.6 1983–84 3,037 7.4 6.7 1984–85 3,342 10.0 7.1 1985–861 3,519 5.3 7.3 1 Provisional 2 Expenditure on contractors' services, excluding administration.