Public Health Laboratory Service

HC Deb 12 January 1988 vol 125 cc257-8W

Mrs. Margaret Ewing

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the revenue cost of the public health laboratory service in each of the last five years.

Mr. Newton

[holding answer 11 January 1988]: The revenue expenditure of the public health laboratory service in each of the last five years was:

	million
1982–83	28.6
1983–84	30.8
1984–85	32.3
1985–86	35.9
1986–87	38.7

These figures are taken from the board's annual accounts.