§ Mr. GalbraithTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give for each year since 1959(a) the total amount spent on health and (b) the capital expenditure, giving the figures at constant prices.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythInformation is readily available only from 1974—75 and this is set out in the following tables:
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(a) Total National Health Service Expenditure in Scotland £ million cash Adjusted by the GDP deflator to 1988–89 prices 1974–75 458 1,809 1975–76 603 1,894 1976–77 685 1,898 1977–78 777 1,891 1978–79 893 1,964 1979–80 1,064 2,003 1980–81 1,343 2,137 1981–82 1,531 2,219 1982–83 1,660 2,244
£ million cash Adjusted by the GDP deflator to 1988–89 prices 1983–84 1,773 2,289 1984–85 1,901 2,339 1985–86 2,015 2,352 1986–87 2,144 2,421 1987–88 2,328 2,497 1988–89 2,591 2,591
(b) Total Capital Expenditure on the National Health Service in Scotland £ million cash Adjusted by the GDP deflator to 1988–89 prices 1974–75 33 130 1975–76 42 132 1976–77 41 114 1977–78 42 102 1978–79 52 114 1979–80 64 121 1980–81 69 110 1981–82 89 129 1982–83 103 139 1983–84 108 140 1984–85 118 145 1985–86 132 1S4 1986–87 116 131 1987–88 120 129 1988–89 131 131