§ Mr. HinchliffeTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what has been the nurse to bed ratio for national health service hospitals, annually, for each year since 1979.
§ Mr. Sackville[holding answer 29 January 1993]: The information requested is in the table.
Years Nurse to bed ratio 1979 0.98 1980 1.03 1981 1.10 1982 1.13 1983 1.15 1984 1.18 1985 1.22 1986 1.26 1987–88 1.34 1988–89 1.41 1989–90 1.47 1990–91 1.55 1991–92 1.62
Price (pence per litre Duty (pence per litre) VAT rate per cent Tax differential duty plus consequential VAT (pence per litre) Member State unleaded diesel differential unleaded diesel Belgium 56.9 48.2 8.7 29.9 22.2 19.5 9.2 Denmark 51.6 49.3 2.2 23.6 20.3 25.0 4.1 France 58.3 42.2 16.1 34.3 20.2 18.6 16.7 Germany 55.2 43.0 12.2 33.2 22.0 214.0 12.7 Greece 58.7 41.4 17.3 32.7 21.4 18.0 13.3 Ireland 61.8 56.7 5.1 27.8 23.7 21.0 4.9 Italy 69.1 53.8 15.2 39.1 28.8 19.0 12.2 Luxembourg 39.4 35.4 4.0 20.4 14.4 15.0 18.2 Netherlands 63.3 40.3 22.9 36.3 17.3 17.5 22.3 Portugal 62.5 50.9 11.7 35.5 26.9 16.0 10.0 Spain 56.1 44.5 11.6 29.1 21.5 15.0 8.7 UK 46.4 46.9 -0.4 23.4 22.9 17.5 0.7 1 Luxembourg levies VAT at a rate of 15 per cent for diesel and 6 per cent for unleaded petrol. 2 Now 15 per cent.