HC Deb 07 February 2000 vol 344 cc72-3W
Mr. Webb

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his answer of 2 February 2000,Official Report, column 630W, if he will list the values of UK total gross NHS expenditure which underlie his estimates of UK total gross NHS expenditure as a percentage of GDP. [108989]

Mr. Denham

The information requested is set out in the table.

£ million
Year United Kingdom total gross NHS expenditure in cash terms
1978–79 8,103
1979–80 9,633
1980–81 12,486
1981–82 14,041
1982–83 15,304
1983–84 16,265
1984–85 17,479
1985–86 18,496
1986–87 19,863
1987–88 21,829
1988–89 24,283
1989–90 26,208
1990–91 29,178
1991–92 33,048
1992–93 36,233
1993–94 38,227
1994–95 40,432
1995–96 42,326
1996–97 43,921
1997–98 46,240
1998–99 48,795
1999–2000 52,645
2000–01 55,744
2001–02 59,099

Note:

Figures are not directly comparable over the period due to classification changes

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