§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what the total expenditure on drugs in the NHS was in England in(a) cash terms and (b) real terms in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available; and what the expected expenditure on drugs in the NHS in England is over the next 10 years in (i) cash terms and (ii) real terms; [187879]
(2) what the total NHS expenditure on drugs was in each year since 1990–91 in (a) real terms and (b) cash terms; and if he will estimate the projected change in this budget for each year until 2009–10. [187882]
§ Ms Rosie WintertonThe total gross National Health Service expenditure on drugs in England for each year from 1990–91, for which figures are available, in both real and cash terms, is shown in the table.
1987W
£million Year Real terms Cash terms 1990/91 3,677 2,552 1991/92 3,977 2,926 1992/93 4,336 3,294 1993/94 4,731 3,686 1994/95 5,076 4,016 1995/96 5,379 4,379 1996/97 5,663 4,769 1997/98 6,019 5,195 1998/99 6,271 5,567 1999/2000 6,857 6,220 2000/01 7,298 6,698 2001/02 7,755 7,293 2002/03 8,459 8,230 Source: Prescription Pricing Authority, England. Data are not available for projected changes in expenditure over the next 10 years.