§ Mr. Alex CarlileTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if expenditure on the national health service in 1995–96, in cash terms, will exceed the planned amount, as set out in the "Financial Statement and Budget Report, 1995–96"; and if he will make a statement. [41802]
§ Mr. SackvilleGovernment spending on the national health service in 1995–96 is currently expected to be in line with the plan set out in the "Financial Statement and Budget Report".
§ Sir John StanleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what was the expenditure on the national health service in 1979; and what is at present on a cash basis; [41872]
(2) what has been the percentage change in real terms in expenditure on the national health service between 1979 and the current year. [41877]
§ Mr. SackvilleTotal national health service expenditure has risen from £6,273 million in 1978–79 to an estimated £31,974 million in 1995–96, an increase of 69.7 per cent. in real terms.