§ Mr. Robin CookTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will publish a table showing the relevant figures in table 14.19 of Cm. 614 adjusted by the hospital and community health service pay and price deflator.
§ Mr. FreemanFollowing is the information:
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Hospital and community health services, United Kingdom—current expenditure £ millions 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 Cash figures table 14.19 Cm. 614 Gross 11,070 11,706 12,348 13,249 14,604 Net 10,767 11,398 12,018 12,892 14,219 Figures adjusted by hospital and community health services pay and price deflator Gross 14,284 14,276 14,325 14,370 14,604 Net 13,893 13,900 13,942 13,983 14,219 The table sets out hospital and community health services current expenditure figures from 1983–84 adjusted by the hospital and community health services pay and price deflator for the years in which it is available. These figures do not take account of income from cash releasing cost improvements which, in the years shown, provided a significant contribution to the total resources available for service development.