§ Tim LoughtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what figure has been used by his Department in calculating drug price inflation in each of the last six years. [144144]
§ Mr. HuttonThe figures that reflect drug price inflation in each of the last six years are shown in the table.
Percentage growth due to price 1997–98 4.60 1998–99 3.87 1999–2000 7.94 2000–01 1.74 2001–02 2.17 2002–03 6.26
§ Tim LoughtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what the total NHS drugs bill was in each of the last six years. [144149]
§ Mr. HuttonThe total National Health Service drug spend for the last six years is shown in the tables.
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£ million Cash Primary Care HCHS Total Drug Spend Year Gross outturn
Net outturn
outturn Gross Outturn
Net Outturn
1997–98 4,107 4,085 1,088 5,195 5,173 1998–99 4,356 4,339 1,211 5,567 5,550 1999–2000 4,851 4,833 1,369 6,220 6,202 2000–01 5,168 5,161 1,530 6,698 6,691 2001–02 5,559 5,552 1,740 7,298 7,292 2002–03 6,217 6,209 2,013 8,230 8,222 Note:
Cash Figures:
1. Primary care figures include amounts paid to pharmacy and appliance contractors by the PPA and amounts authorised for dispensing doctors and personal administration in England, for financial years April to March. The data do not cover costs for drugs dispensed in hospital, drugs prescribed in hospitals but dispensed in the community or private prescriptions. Note, Primary Care actual drug cost = Net ingredient cost + VAT + container costs—discount allowance.
2. Primary Care NET figures include Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme (PPRS) receipt savings.
3. Hospital and Community Health Services expenditure on drugs includes medical gases.
Source:
NB. Resource figures have been available only for the last three years.
£ million Resource Primary Care Drug Spend
HCHS Total Drug Spend Year Gross outturn
Net outturn
outturn Gross Outturn Net Outturn 2000–01 5,160 5,158 1,530 6,690 6,688 2001–02 5,714 5.707 1,740 7,454 7,447 2002–03 6,349 6,344 2,013 8,362 8,357 Note:
Resource Figures:
1. The total actual cost of drugs and appliances prescribed by GP/Nurses within England plus any central budget expenditure or locally authorised payments.
2. Primary Care NET figures include Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme (PPRS) receipt savings.
3. Hospital and Community Health Services expenditure on drugs includes medical gases.
4. 2002–03 figures are provisional and are still to be confirmed with accounts.
Source:
PPA England
NB. Resource figures have been available only for the last three years.