HC Deb 10 June 2002 vol 386 c1068W
Paul Flynn

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what were the percentage changes in(a) all NHS costs and (b) NHS drugs costs in each of the past five years. [54017]

Ms Blears

The table sets out the percentage increases in the last five years for national health service drugs expenditure and total net NHS expenditure.

Percentage
Expenditure
FHS drugs HCHS drugs Total NHS drugs Total net NHS
1997–98 8.2 13.2 9.3 5.1
1998–99 6.2 11.3 7.3 5.6
1999–2000 11.4 13.0 11.7 8.9
2000–01 6.8 11.8 7.9 9.7
2001–02 1 1 1 12.0
1 Not available