§ Mr. AshbyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what was spent on the NHS in absolute and in real terms in 1979; spent on the NHS in 1991.
§ Mr. DorrellIn 1978–79 gross NHS expenditure in England was £6.5 billion—£17.7 billion in today's prices,
(1) (2) (3) Region Regional health authority main allocation First wave trust capital Capital investment in region £ million £ million £ million Northern 92.5 4.2 96.8 Yorkshire 85.7 35.0 120.7 Trent 131.6 17.0 148.5 East Anglian 53.6 7.1 60.7 North West Thames 89.4 12.3 101.7 North East Thames 93.4 21.0 114.4 South East Thames 96.0 14.3 110.3 South West Thames 76.4 20.2 96.7 Wessex 82.4 6.7 89.1 Oxford 68.2 0.4 68.6 South Western 68.3 39.1 107.4 West Midlands 145.1 16.6 161.6 Mersey 45.4 31.4 76.8 North Western 106.7 17.9 124.6 ALL REGIONS 1,234.8 243.2 1,478.0 The external financing limits for individual national health service trusts are being announced separately.