South-East Thames Region

Mr. Moate
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what are the figures for revenue and capital expended in the South East Thames region hospital service in each year on a comparable basis since 1974.

Mr. Dorrell
Information on the expenditure by the South East Thames regional health authority and the district health authorities (and their predecessor authorities) comprising the South East Thames region, derived from annual accounts submitted to the Department in cash and at constant prices, is shown in the table. Over such a long period the figures are not entirely comparable.----------
|Year    |
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|        |
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|1974–75 |
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|1975–76 |
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|1976–77 |
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|1977–78 |
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|1978–79 |
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|1979–80 |
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|1980–81 |
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|1981–82 |
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|1982–83 |
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|1983–84 |
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|1984–85 |
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|1985–86 |
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|1986–87 |
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|1987–88 |
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|1988–89 |
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|11989–90|
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Notes:

1. The figures for earlier years have been expressed at 1989–90 prices by the use of the Gross Domestic Product deflator.

2. HCHS covers all health authorities' services including hospital, community health, patient transport (i.e., ambulance) and blood transfusion. Expenditure on family practitioner services is excluded. However, the figures prior to 1 April 1985 include small elements related to the administrative expenses of family practitioner committees (FPCs).

3. The figures from 1987–88 exclude an element for the costs of the London Ambulance Service which in earlier years was shared by all four Thames RHAs.

4. Capital expenditure for particular authorities and regions tends to fluctuate year on year mainly reflecting changes in the pattern of capital investment throughout the country.