§ Mr. KnoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what has been the level of capital expenditure in the National Health Service, at constant prices, in each year since 1959.
§ Mr. FreemanThe table shows capital expenditure on the NHS in each year between 1959 and 1988 in 1988 prices. The figure for 1988 reflects the latest available estimate of receipts from land sales and so on, in 1988. The figures have been derived from the United Kingdom national accounts prepared by the Central Statistical Office.
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NHS capital expenditure 1988 prices £ million 1959 309 1960 334 1961 382 1962 461 1963 492 1964 602 1965 657 1966 715 1967 862 1968 927 1969 843
£ million 1970 871 1971 961 1972 1,086 1973 1,250 1974 1,136 1975 1,156 1976 1,136 1977 1,033 1978 1,030 1979 1,088 1980 1,019 1981 1,034 1982 1,125 1983 1,132 1984 1,211 1985 1,243 1986 1,334 1987 1,238 1988 11,110 1 Estimate