§ Mr. Roger KingTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the total capital expenditure on the national health service, expressed at 1992 prices for each year since 1962.
§ Mr. DorrellThe information, expressed at 1992 prices, is shown in the table. Figures are available only from 1970–71 onwards, and are not available on the present definition of capital prior to 1985–86.
NHS capital gross expenditure (including trusts' capital expenditure) Cash (A) £ million Cash (B) £ million Adjusted by GDP 1992–93 prices (A) £ million Adjusted by GDP 1992–93 prices (B) £ million 1970–71 126 — 966 — 1971–72 158 — 1,114 — 1972–73 201 — 1,311 — 1973–74 245 — 1,493 — 1974–75 246 — 1,253 — 1975–76 332 — 1,347 — 1976–77 361 — 1,290 — 1977–78 321 — 1,009 — 1978–79 373 — 1,057 — 1979–80 417 — 1,013 — 1980–81 568 — 1,166 — 1981–82 693 — 1,298 — 1982–83 719 — 1,257 — 1983–84 752 — 1,256 — 1984–85 845 — 1,344 — 1985–86 928 1,013 1,399 1,527 1986–87 — 1,089 — 1,590 1987–88 — 1,129 — 1,563 1988–89 — 1,221 — 1,577 1989–90 — 1,454 — 1,764 1990–91 — 1,603 — 1,792 1991–92 — 1,912 — 1,998 1992–93 — 2,073 — 2,073 Notes:
1. Figures in column B are adjusted to take into account the transfer to capital from current as a result of the redefinition of NHS capital.
2. Expenditure figures for 1991–92 and 1992–93 include estimated capital expenditure by NHS trusts financed through internally generated income and external finance limits.