HC Deb 19 July 1994 vol 247 cc212-3W
Mr. Bayley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to her answer of 21 February,Official Report, column 35–6, on family health services expenditure, if she will update the information to include figures for 1993–94 and estimates for 1994–95; and if she will recalculate the appropriate figures in the new table on the basis of current prices.

Mr. Sackville

The latest available information has been incorporated in the table.

Family health services net expenditure England
£ million
Year 1 5FHS expenditure 2 5Drugs bill expenditure 3Drugs bill expenditure at 1994–95 prices 4 5Other FHS expenditure 3Other FHS expenditure at 1994–95 prices 5FHSA administration expenditure 3FHSA administration expenditure at 1994–95 prices
1973–74 522 n/a n/a n/a n/a 13 83
1974–75 630 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
1975–76 854 277 1,176 577 2,444 n/a n/a
1976–77 993 361 1,348 632 2,361 n/a n/a
1977–78 1,123 461 1,515 662 2,175 n/a n/a
1978–79 1,329 554 1,638 775 2,292 n/a n/a
1979–80 1,549 633 1,603 916 2,320 n/a n/a
1980–81 1,923 766 1,641 1,157 2,477 n/a n/a
1981–82 2,208 876 1,711 1,331 2,599 n/a n/a
1982–83 2,547 1,009 1,838 1,538 2,803 n/a n/a
1983–84 2,730 1,130 1,968 1,600 2,786 n/a n/a
1984–85 3,010 1,192 1,976 1,818 3,014 n/a n/a
1985–86 3,188 1,275 2,002 1,914 3,006 45 71
1986–87 3,419 1,378 2,103 2,041 3,115 47 72
1987–88 3,802 1,536 2,226 2,265 3,282 49 71
1988–89 4,293 1,744 2,368 2,549 3,460 55 75
1989–90 4,531 1,942 2,466 2,589 3,287 67 85
1990–91 5,156 2,080 2,443 3,076 3,614 104 122
1991–92 5,944 2,317 2,561 3,627 4,009 136 150
1992–93 6,593 2,641 2,809 3,952 4,203 162 172
1993–94 6,976 2,951 3,040 4,025 4,146 n/a n/a
1994–95 7,401 3,177 3,177 4,224 4,224 n/a n/a
1 Net expenditure, after taking account of patient charges and other receipts, on the General Medical, General Dental, General Ophthalmic and Pharmaceutical Services. Excludes administrative costs of FHSAs and other bodies and GP Fundholders budgets for purchasing secondary care services. Information is based on the relevant year's Appropriation Account unless otherwise indicated.
2 Represents the cost of items prescribed by GPs. Dispensing fees are not included. Costs are not separately identifiable in 1973–74 and 1974–75.
3 Converted to 1994–95 prices using GDP deflator.
4 Balance of net FHS expenditure minus the cost of the drugs bill. Consists mainly of the cost of remuneration and practice expenses of FHS contractors.
5 1993–94 outturn figures are provisional; 1994–95 figures are estimates.

Note:

Net administrative expenditure of Family Health Services Authorities (known as Family Practitioner Committees before September 1990, and as Executive Councils before April 1974). The administrative functions of FHSAs and their precedessors have changed over time as their management responsibilities have been developed. Expenditure was not separately identifiable in the period 1974–75 to 1984–85. Excludes expenditure on national administrative bodies such as the Prescription Pricing Authority and the Dental Practice Board. Information is based on FHSA's income and expenditure accounts. 1993–94 information is not yet available on a comparable basis with previous year's figures. No forecast is available centrally for 1994–95 as FHSA administrative budgets are determined locally by Regional Health Authorities from within their overall cash limit.