§ Mr. Gordon BrownTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is his latest figure for the expected level of spending on(a) the hospital service and (b) the National Health Service as a whole in 1987–88.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe latest estimate of outturn for the year 1987–88 are gross expenditure of £1,697 million on hospital and community health services and £2,334 million on the National Health Service as a whole.