§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many of his officials attended conferences(a) in the United Kingdom and (b) overseas; and how many and what percentage made (i) oral and (ii) written contributions to the matters under discussion in the last 12 months for which figures are available. [31181]
Government expenditure on health and personal social services (England) £ million 199–95 outturn 199–96 outturn 1996–97 outturn 1997–98 estimated outturn 1998–99 plans Cash growth over previous year 1,812 1,332 910 1,526 1,828 Percentage growth over previous year (cash) 6.1 4.2 4.5 5.2