Drugs Expenditure (Hansard, 8 July 1993)

HC Deb 08 July 1993 vol 228 c251W 251W

§ Mr. Nigel Evans
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of national health service spending in each year since 1979 has been spent on drugs.

§ Dr. Mawhinney
The information is shown in the table.

Year Total NHS drugs bill as a percentage of total NHS expenditure Per cent.

1979–80 10.2

1980–81 9.4

1981–82 9.6

1982–83 10.2

1983–84 10.7

1984–85 10.4

1985–86 10.5

1986–87 10.6

1987–88 10.7

1988–89 10.8

1989–90 11.2

1990–91 10.7

1991–92 10.9

Note: 1992–93 expenditure figures are not yet available.

Year	Total NHS drugs bill as a percentage of total NHS expenditure Per cent.
1979–80	10.2
1980–81	9.4
1981–82	9.6
1982–83	10.2
1983–84	10.7
1984–85	10.4
1985–86	10.5
1986–87	10.6
1987–88	10.7
1988–89	10.8
1989–90	11.2
1990–91	10.7
1991–92	10.9