§ 58. Mr. BaldryTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what has been the total amount spent on drugs in the National Health Service for each year for the last 10 years.
§ Mr. FreemanThe information requested is set out in the table for England, itemised between the cost of drugs in hospitals and in the family practitioner service.
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Hospitals £ Million FPS £ Million Total £ Million 1978–79 128.063 554.048 682.111 1979–80 155.719 632.880 788.599 1980–81 185.280 766.382 951.662 1981–82 213.923 876.490 1,090.413 1982–83 244.765 1,008.891 1,253.656 1983–84 266.552 1,130.119 1,396.671
Hospitals £ Million FPS £ Million Total £ Million 1984–85 278.778 1,191.598 1,470.376 1985–86 296.613 1,274.620 1,571.233 1986–87 318.246 1,377.784 1,696.030 1987–88 351.839 1,539.010 1,890.849