§ Mrs. EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was his Department's budget for the NHS (i) in cash terms, (ii) in real terms in 1998–99 prices and (iii) as a percentage of Scottish gross domestic product in each
Year Cash expenditure1 £ million Expenditure at 1998–99 prices1 £ million Percentage of Scottish GDP 2 Per capita expenditure (cash) 2 £ Per capita expenditure (real)2 £ 1978–79 outturn 870 2,833 6.8 167 543 1979–80 outturn 1,036 2,890 7.1 199 555 1980–81 outturn 1,307 3,082 7.8 252 593 1981–82 outturn 1,492 3,208 8.1 288 619 1982–83 outturn 1,614 3,239 8.1 312 627 1983–84 outturn 1,720 3,299 7.9 334 640 1984–85 outturn 1,845 3,370 8.1 359 655 1985–86 outturn 1,954 3,383 7.7 380 659 1986–87 outturn 2,071 3,481 7.6 404 679 1987–88 outturn 2,248 3,587 7.5 440 702 1988–89 outturn 2,501 3,741 7.6 491 734 1989–90 outturn 2,721 3,804 7.5 534 746 1990–91 outturn 2,972 3,847 7.4 582 754 1991–92 outturn 3,343 4,067 7.9 655 796 1992–93 outturn 3,668 4,284 8.2 718 838 1993–94 outturn 3,777 4,285 8.1 738 837 1994–95 outturn 3,948 4,414 7.9 769 860 1995–96 outturn 4,092 4,452 7.8 797 867 1996–97 outturn 4,240 4,480 37.8 827 874 1997–98 estimated outturn 4,394 4,521 n/a 858 883 1998–99 plans 4,626 4,626 n/a 898 898 1Expenditure covers the period 1 April to 31 March 2Gross Domestic Product for Scotland and population figures are available only for the calendar year i.e. 1 January to 31 December 3Provisional n/a = not applicable