§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how much has been spent on the National Health Service in Tayside health board in each year since 1980; and if he will express each of these figures using a GDP deflator for constant prices.
§ Mr. John MacKayThe information is as follows:-
Tayside Health Board Gross NHS expenditure at cash prices1 £ million At 1984–85 prices as measured by GDP deflator £ million 1980–81 119.718 153.670 1981–82 130.440 152.403 1982–83 139.313 151.793 1983–84 147.606 153.920 1984–85 156.199 156.199 1985–86 2163.452 2154.196 1 Comprising expenditure on hospital and community health services, family practitioner services and capital 2 Provisional figures.