§ Mr. Robin CookTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will give for each year since 1979 the total health and personal social services(a) current expenditure (gross) and (b) capital expenditure (net); and if he will give those totals adjusted by the HCHS pay and price deflator.
§ Mr. MellorThe table sets out gross current and net capital expenditure on health and personal social services in cash terms for the period from 1978–79 to 1988–89. The HCHS pay and price deflator is an index of inflationary pressures on current expenditure in the hospital and community health services alone. It would be inappropriate therefore to apply the index to total health and personal social services expenditure.
Total health and personal social services expenditure (i) Gross current £ million cash (ii) Net capital £ million cash 1978–79 7,423 412 1979–80 8,885 465 1980–81 11,439 626 1981–82 12,747 744 1982–83 13,950 763 1983–84 14,863 805 1984–85 15,884 871 1985–86 16,770 921 1986–87 18,123 943 1987–88 20,053 922 11988–89 22,296 974 1 Estimated outturn