§ Mrs. BeckettTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the capital expenditure on(a) new hospitals, (b) other new medical centres or units and (c) repairing existing NHS building in each of the last 16 years, excluding private capital. [28641]
568W
§ Mr. Sackville[holding answer 15 June 1995]: Information is not available in the form requested. Total capital expenditure in each of the last 16 years is shown in the table. The definition of capital has changed during the 16-year period; therefore comparisons between years cannot readily be made. For 1993–94, the threshold value for the definition of capital expenditure was increased from £1,000 to £5,000. This technical change to accounting policy reduced capital expenditure as money spent on tangible assets which was formerly classed as capital was in 1993–94 recorded as revenue. In 1993–94, over £100 million was transferred from capital to revenue to take account of the increase to the capital threshold.
Year Total capital expenditure (£000) 1993–94 1,719,271 1992–93 1,809,021 1991–92 1,713,116 1990–91 1,485,404 1989–90 1,292,212 1988–89 1,087,936 1987–88 1,001,444 1986–87 936,291 1985–86 891,947 1984–85 795,404 1983–84 713,947 1982–83 686,386 1981–82 671,386 1980–81 563,174 1979–80 416,387 1978–79 367,352 Note:
1. The table shows figures for regional health authorities, district health authorities and the London Postgraduate Teaching Hospitals (SHAs). Figures post-1991–92 include NHS trusts.
2. Figures for 1993–94 are provisional.
3. The figures for 1991–92 to 1993–94 represent capital additions.
4. The figures pre-1991–92 represent capital expenditure.
Source:
NHS (England) Summarised Accounts.