HC Deb 27 July 1999 vol 336 c404W
Mr. Rogers

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the administrative cost of the NHS in Wales as a percentage of its total budget for each year since 1989. [93105]

Mr. Jon Owen Jones

The information is contained in the following table:

NHS administrative costs since 1989
Administration clerical and management staff (£ million) Net expenditure (£ million) Percentage of net expenditure
1989–90 73.3 1,324.4 5.5
1990–91 86.9 1,490.6 5.8
1991–92 98.5 1,710.1 5.8
1992–93 116.9 1,912.9 6.1
1993–94 141.6 1,986.6 7.1
1994–95 149.3 2,076.6 7.2
1995–96 160.6 2,178.3 7.4
1996–97 162.7 2,293.0 7.1
1997–98 155.9 2,350.0 6.6

Source:

Annual audited accounts of NHS trusts and Health Authorities