§ 26. Mr. DunnTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will indicate capital expenditure in the national health service in the year 1978–79 and for the latest year for which figures are available, adjusted for inflation.
§ Mr. DorrellTotal national health service gross capital expenditure in England in 1978–79 at current (1990–91 prices) was £943 million. Total capital spending this year is expected to be £1,668 million. This figure includes the effects of redefinition of capital expenditure (an additional £112 million). Without taking this into account national health service capital expenditure has risen by 65 per cent. in real terms since 1978–79.