§ Lord McColl of Dulwichasked Her Majesty's Government:
What was the total expenditure, in real terms, on the National Health Service for each of the years since 1976. [HL3949]
§ Lord Hunt of Kings HeathThe information requested is given in the table.
Gross United Kingdom National Health Service Expenditure in real terms Year Gross UK NHS Expenditure (1999–00 prices)1 Outturn in £m 1975–76 26,218 1976–77 26,332 1977–78 25,705 1978–79 26,529 1979–80 27,006 1980–81 29,603 1981–82 30,401 1982–83 30,990 1983–84 31,477 1984–85 32,137 1985–86 32,303 1986–87 33,642 1987–88 35,100 1988–89 36,568 1989–90 36,832 1990–91 38,026 1991–92 40,556 1992–93 43,040 1993–94 44,246 1994–95 46,141 1995–96 46,913 1996–97 47,240 1997–98 48,572 1998–99(2) 50,353 Notes:
1.Using the 26/06/99 GDP deflator.
2.This is an estimated out turn figure and is still subject to change.
3.For the first time, the Comprehensive Spending Review settlement provided the NHS with a three year planned expenditure programme. Gross plans for these three years in 1990–00 prices are; £52,376 million, £54,351 million and £56,230 million.
4.Due to classification changes figures are not directly comparable over the period.