HC Deb 13 February 2001 vol 363 c73W
Mr. Harvey

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the total drugs bill was, in cash terms, for the(a) Hospital and Community Health Service and (b) Family Health Service for each of the last 10 years for which figures are available. [149431]

Ms Stuart

The information requested is shown in the table.

Total National Health Service spending on drugs (England only)
£ million
Year Family health services (FHS) cash outturn Hospital and community health services (HCHS) cash outturn Total
1990–91 2,080 460 2,540
1991–92 2,317 591 2,908
1992–93 2,641 643 3,284
1993–94 2,951 710 3,661
1994–95 3,230 764 3,994
1995–96 3,498 874 4,372
1996–97 3,774 961 4,735
1997–98 4,085 1,088 5,173
1998–99 4,339 1,211 5,550
1999–2000 4,833 1,369 6,202

Note:

The figures for FHS cash outturn are net of pharmaceutical price regulation scheme (PPRS) receipts.