§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what estimate he has of input price inflation in the health service in Wales for each of the last five years. [32379]
§ Mr. David HuntHealth authorities receive a cash increase each year and are set targets for the generation of efficiency saving through their contracts with service providers. Taken together, these are sufficient to offset pay and price inflation and enable growth in patient services.
Overall cash increases and efficiency targets for the last five years are as follows:
Overall per cent. cash increase Efficiency target per cent. 1991–92 9.8 1.1 1992–93 7.0 1.1 1993–94 2.2 2.0 1994–95 2.8 2.7 1995–96 5.6 3.0