HC Deb 23 July 2004 vol 424 cc895-6W
Chris Ruane

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the level of public expenditure on health was in real terms at today's prices in each of the last 25 years. [186103]

Mr. Hutton

The table shows total net national health service expenditure in England for the period 1980–81 to 2004–05, at 2004–05 prices.

Total net NHS expenditure at 2004–05 prices1
£ billion
1980–812,3 26.2
1981–823 26.8
1982–833 27.2
1983–843 27.5
1984–853 28.0
1985–863 28.1
1986–873 29.2
1987–883 30.4
1988–893 31.4
1989–903 31.6
1990–913 32.9
1991–923 35.3
1992–933 37.7
1993–943 38.0
1994–953 39.6
1995–963 40.2
1996–973 40.1
1997–983 41.1
1998–993 42.2
1999–20003,4 45.3
2000–013 49.0
2001–023 53.3
2002–033 56.8
2003–045,6 65.1
2004–057 69.4
1Figures are not directly comparable across the period.
2 Expenditure for the period 1980–81 to 1998–99 is on a cash basis.
3 Outturn.
4 Expenditure for the period 1999–2000 to 2002–03 is on a stage 1 resource budgeting basis.
5 Expenditure for the period 2003–04 and 2004–05 is on a stage 2 resource budgeting basis.
6 Estimated outturn.
7 Plan.
Note:
Gross domestic product series as at 30 June 2004.