HC Deb 19 April 1990 vol 170 cc986-7W
Mr. Robin Cook

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list National Health Service capital expenditure for each year since 1979–80(a) in cash terms, (b) adjusted by the gross domestic product deflator and (c) adjusted by the appropriate service deflator, listed both inclusive and exclusive of income from National Health Service land sales.

Mr. Freeman

[holding answer 30 March 1990]: The information requested is given in the table.

National Health Service capital expenditure since 1979–80
£ million Net public expenditure Total at 1988–89 prices adjusted to: Capital receipts (mainly land sales) Total Total at 1988–89 prices adjusted to:
GDP deflator HCHS capital deflator GDP deflator HCHS capital deflator
1979–80 407 766 707 10 417 785 724
1980–81 552 878 760 16 568 903 782
1981–82 673 975 899 20 693 1,004 925
1982–83 700 946 920 19 719 971 945
1983–84 718 927 925 34 752 971 969
1984–85 793 975 980 51 844 1,038 1,043
1985–86 842 983 984 85 928 1,083 1,084
1986–87 858 968 954 150 1,007 1,137 1,120
1987–88 838 898 887 204 1,042 1,116 1,102
1988–89 830 830 830 300 1,130 1,130 1,130
1989–90 967 908 1 292 1,259 1,182 1
1HCHS capital inflation figure for 1989–90 is not available yet.

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