§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what was(a) the capital expenditure and (b) revenue expenditure incurred on computer hardware and software by each individual health authority in England and Wales in 1988–89, 1989–90 and 1990–91; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. DorrellA table showing the information requested and derived from the annual accounts of health authorities in England has been placed in the Library.542W the London Ambulance Service which since 1987–88 have been wholly accounted for by the South West Thames Regional Health Authority).
4. DHA figures are derived directly from the annual accounts. They have not been adjusted to exclude the effect of changes in the pattern of service management and accounting arrangements at both regional and district levels during the period (for example, the transfer of management responsibility for Leavesden Hospital from South West Hertfordshire to North West Hertfordshire in 1987–88).
5. The volume input terms column of each table shows the cash figure for the relevant year expressed at 1990–91 prices after adjustment by the HCHS pay and prices index.
6. The real terms column of each table shows the cash figures for the relevant year expressed in 1990–91 prices after adjustment by the GDP deflator.