§ Mr. David NicholsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the total amount of spending in the UK on the NHS, expressed as a percentage of total public spending, in each year since 1974. [29643]
§ Mr. HoramA consistent series of figures is available only from 1978–79. The information is in the table:
Year UK expenditure on the national health service as a percentage of general Government expenditure(X)1 1978–79 10.9 1979–80 10.7 1980–81 11.4 1981–82 11.6 1982–83 11.5 1983–84 11.4 1984–85 11.3 1985–86 11.4 1986–87 11.6 1987–88 12.0 1988–89 12.6 1989–90 12.5 1990–91 12.7 1991–92 13.2 1992–93 13.1 1993–94 12.9 1994–95 13.0 1995–96 (estimated outturn) 13.3 1 GGE(X) is General Government Expenditure excluding privatisation proceeds and lottery-financed spending and net of interest and dividend receipts.