§ Mr. HinchliffeTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will publish figures showing community care expenditure as a proportion of gross domestic product for each year since 1979.
§ Mr. YeoAvailable figures are given in the table. Figures for earlier years are not comparable due to884W changes in the method of data collection for expenditure on community health services. Figures for 1991–92 are not yet available.
Expenditure on core services for community care (cash) England £ million 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 Community care expenditure 5,755 6,494 7,653 GDP (nearest equivalent calendar year) 336,022 370,662 402,422 Per cent. 1.71 1.75 1.90 Notes:
1. Percentages are based on gross domestic product (GDP) for England in the calendar years 1988 to 1990. GDP figures for England only are not available on a financial year basis.
2. Community care expenditure is taken to mean expenditure on domiciliary and residential care provided by local authorities for adults; community health services provided by the NHS for adults; and certain social security and housing benefits which support community care objectives.
3. Local authority expenditure is in gross terms before any income from charges is taken into account.