§ Mr. MoateTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what are the figures for revenue and capital expended in the South East Thames region hospital service in each year on a comparable basis since 1974.
§ Mr. DorrellInformation on the expenditure by the South East Thames regional health authority and the district health authorities (and their predecessor authorities) comprising the South East Thames region, derived from annual accounts submitted to the Department in cash and at constant prices, is shown in the table. Over such a long period the figures are not entirely comparable.
Total revenue and capital expenditure on Hospital and Community Health Services (HCHS)—South East Thames Region £'000s Year Revenue Expenditure Capital Expenditure (Cash) (1989–90 Prices) (Cash) (1989–90 Prices) 1974–75 208,755 877,512 19,970 83,945 1975–76 279,572 934,623 25,625 85,666 1976–77 321,373 947,915 23,529 69,401 1977–78 356,258 923,139 17,539 45,447 1978–79 395,880 926,656 23,026 53,898 1979–80 471,151 944,300 25,992 52,094 1980–81 603,001 1,021,261 35,138 59,511 1981–82 662,702 1,022,291 39,422 60,813 1982–83 700,421 1,007,717 46,327 66,652 1983–84 739,438 1,016,387 51,988 71,460 1984–85 772,108 1,011,045 49,853 65,281 1985–86 807,525 1,003,624 55,181 68,581 1986–87 857,088 1,030,203 76,517 91,972 1987–88 928,872 1,059,685 91,148 103,984 1988–89 1,039,270 1,106,823 92,284 98,282 11989–90 1,116,191 1,116,191 103,905 103,905 1 Provisional figures—as yet subject to audit. Notes:
1. The figures for earlier years have been expressed at 1989–90 prices by the use of the Gross Domestic Product deflator.
2. HCHS covers all health authorities' services including hospital, community health, patient transport (i.e., ambulance) and blood transfusion. Expenditure on family practitioner services is excluded. However, the figures prior to 1 April 1985 include small elements related to the administrative expenses of family practitioner committees (FPCs).
3. The figures from 1987–88 exclude an element for the costs of the London Ambulance Service which in earlier years was shared by all four Thames RHAs.
4. Capital expenditure for particular authorities and regions tends to fluctuate year on year mainly reflecting changes in the pattern of capital investment throughout the country.