Private Health Insurance (Hansard, 28 February 1992)

HC Deb 28 February 1992 vol 204 c659W 659W

§ Ms. Harman
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will state for each year since 1978 the percentage of the population covered by private health insurance.

§ Mr. Dorrell
[holding answer 27 February 1992]: The information is given in the table.

Year Persons Insured/millionss UK Population/millions Percentage insured

1978 2.4 56.2 4.3

1979 2.7 56.2 4.8

1980 3.6 56.3 6.4

1981 4.1 56.4 7.3

1982 4.2 56.3 7.5

1983 4.3 56.3 7.6

¹1984 4.4 56.5 7.8

1985 5.0 56.6 8.8

1986 5.3 56.8 9.3

Year	Persons Insured/millionss	UK Population/millions	Percentage insured
1978	2.4	56.2	4.3
1979	2.7	56.2	4.8
1980	3.6	56.3	6.4
1981	4.1	56.4	7.3
1982	4.2	56.3	7.5
1983	4.3	56.3	7.6
¹1984	4.4	56.5	7.8
1985	5.0	56.6	8.8
1986	5.3	56.8	9.3