HC Deb 04 July 1991 vol 194 cc195-6W
Mr. Maxton

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish a table showing expenditure on(a) hospital and community health services, (b) family health services and (c) total health service spending, identifying current and capital expenditure separately and adjusted for changes in input unit costs in each year from 1978–79 to the most recent available date.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

[holding answer 28 June 1991]: Details of gross expenditure for Scotland broken down by service from 1978–79 to 1989–90, in cash terms, and adjusted by the gross domestic product deflator, are given in the tables.

(a) Hospital and Community Health Services
£ million cash Adjusted by the GDP deflator to 1990–91 prices
Current Expenditure
1978–79 627 1,582
1979–80 749 1,619
1980–81 964 1,761
1981–82 1,083 1,805
1982–83 1,156 1,798
1983–84 1,227 1,825
1984–85 1,306 1,848
1985–86 1,381 1,854
1986–87 1,465 1,900
1987–88 1,598 1,968
1988–89 1,776 2,036
1989–90 1,906 2,054
Capital Expenditure
1978–79 51 129
1979–80 58 125
1980–81 59 108
1981–82 84 140
1982–83 92 143
1983–84 99 147
1984–85 107 151

£ million cash Adjusted by the GDP deflator to 1990–91 prices
1985–86 120 161
1986–87 115 149
1987–88 117 144
1988–89 128 147
1989–90 170 183

(b) Family Health Services (Current)
£ million cash Adjusted by the DPG deflator to 1990–91 prices
1978–79 167 421
1979–80 197 426
1980–81 246 449
1981–82 281 468
1982–83 322 501
1983–84 349 519
1984–85 382 541
1985–86 402 540
1986–87 440 571
1987–88 485 597
1988–89 545 625
1989–90 583 628

(c) Total National Health Expenditure
£ million cash Adjusted by the GDP deflator to 1990–91 prices
Current
1978–79 837 2,112
1979–80 999 2,159
1980–81 1,276 2,331
1981–82 1,436 2,392
1982–83 1,556 2,421
1983–84 1,665 2,475
1984–85 1,782 2,521
1985–86 1,882 2,525
1986–87 2,017 2,616
1987–88 2,199 2,708
1988–89 2,449 2,807
1989–90 2,633 2,837
Capital
1978–79 56 141
1979–80 65 141
1980–81 67 123
1981–82 95 159
1982–83 104 162
1983–84 108 161
1984–85 119 169
1985–86 132 178
1986–87 126 164
1987–88 129 159
1988–89 142 163
1989–90 187 202