§ Mr. McAllionTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish the cost of administration expressed as a percentage of total expenditure for(a) Tayside health board and (b) the Scottish health service in each year since 1978.
§ Mr. Stewart[holding answer 2 February 1993]: The information is as follows:
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Tayside health board Scottish health service Year Administration costs £'000s Total expenditure £'000s Per cent. Administration costs £'000s Total expenditure £'000s Per cent. 1978–78 13,543 79,193 4.47 81,528 2865,767 9.42 1979–80 14,123 92,795 4.44 72,680 21,024,002 7.10 1980–81 15,032 119,718 4.20 92,408 21,329,420 6.95 1981–82 15,482 130,440 4.20 101,288 21,494,720 6.78 1982–83 10,491 139,313 7.53 132,032 1,622,742 8.14 1983–84 12,432 147,606 8.42 138,192 1,726,950 8.00 1984–85 12,124 156,199 7.76 141,829 1,852,563 7.66 1985–86 12,761 163,452 7.81 153,452 1,963,711 7.81 1986–87 13,759 177,530 7.75 162,400 2,081,844 7.80 1987–88 14,573 187,458 7.77 174,541 2,274,155 7.67 1988–89 15,452 212,164 7.28 189,606 2,509,327 7.56 1989–90 16,797 230,949 7.27 205,975 2,728,323 7.55 1990–91 18,680 257,114 7.27 230,766 2,982,854 7.74 1991–92 21,290 303,794 7.01 263,529 3,650,330 7.22 1 Administration costs for 1978–78 to 1981–82 relate to headquarters administration only. Hospital and community administration costs are not held centrally. 2 Community health service administration costs for 1978–79 to 1981–82 were not identified separately in health board accounts.