Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS funding has increased with the rate of inflation since 2010.
The following table shows cash and real terms increases in expenditure for NHS England, based on outturn, from 2013/14 to 2021/22. NHS England was established in 2013/14 and like for like figures for prior years are not available. Outturn information for the current financial year is not yet available. The total real terms increase from 2013/14 to 2021/22 is £39.9 billion or 36.4%.
Year | NHS England Expenditure (£ billion) - Cash | NHS Expenditure (£ billion) - Real (in 2021/22 prices) | % Cash Increase | % Real Terms Increase |
2013/14 | 93.9 | 109.8 | - | - |
2014/15 | 97.3 | 112.5 | 3.6% | 2.5% |
2015/16 | 100.8 | 115.6 | 3.6% | 2.7% |
2016/17 | 106.0 | 119.2 | 5.2% | 3.1% |
2017/18 | 109.8 | 121.5 | 3.6% | 1.9% |
2018/19 | 114.6 | 124.5 | 4.3% | 2.5% |
2019/20 | 124.0 | 131.3 | 8.3% | 5.5% |
2020/21 | 143.7 | 143.0 | 15.9% | 8.9% |
2021/22 | 149.7 | 149.7 | 4.2% | 4.7% |