§ Mr. BlunkettTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will publish a table showing national health service pay expenditure in 1990–91, 1992–93 and her best estimate for 1993–94, showing the figures both in millions of pounds and current prices.
§ Dr. MawhinneyThe table shows the best available figures for expenditure on pay in the national health service in 1990–91, 1992–93 and 1993–94. The figure for 1992–93 is the latest esimate available and the range for 1993–94 is consistent with a zero to 1.5 per cent. pay increase in public sector pay, announced by my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer in his autumn statement.
£ billion Financial year Nominal 1992–93 1990–911 13.9 15.6 1992–932 17.0 17.0 1993–943 17.0 to 17.3 16.5 to 16.8 1 Best estimate from available data. 2 Latest estimate. 3 Provisional range to reflect the 0–1.5 per cent, range of pay increase for the public sector contained in the autumn statement.