§ Mr. Robin CookTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will give for each year since 1979 the total health and personal social sevices(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. NeedhamThe 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 prices 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 the total health and personal social services expenditure.
Year Current1 Expenditure (Gross) million Capital1 Expenditure (Net) million 1978–79 304 22 1979–80 369 26 1980–81 477 25 1981–82 540 26 1982–83 588 25 1983–84 634 26 1984–85 667 26 1985–86 701 24 1986–87 750 28 1987–88 810 30 1988–891 892 32 1 Estimated Outturn.