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Mr. Ray Powell
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services to what extent the curb on National Health Service expenditure will mean less investment in new buildings; and how the total amount will relate to what was spent in real terms in each year since 1968.
Sir George Young
Capital resources available to the hospital and community health services for 1980–81 are at the level set by the previous Administration. Comparative figures at 1979–80 prices are:—
| £ million | |||||
| 1969–70 | … | … | … | … | 472·4 |
| 1970–71 | … | … | … | … | 498·9 |
| 1971–72 | … | … | … | … | 576·5 |
| 1972–73 | … | … | … | … | 678·0 |
| 1973–74 | … | … | … | … | 672·2 |
| 1974–75 | … | … | … | … | 545·9 |
| 1975–76 | … | … | … | … | 560·9 |
| 1976–77 | … | … | … | … | 541·5* |
| 1977–78 | … | … | … | … | 414·7* |
| 1978–79 | … | … | … | … | 416·4* |
| 1979–80 | … | … | … | … | 390·4* |
| 1980–81 | … | … | … | … | 426·5* |
| *net of joint finance | |||||