§ 79. Mr. Michael McGuireasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if she will make available to the Northwest Regional Health Authority a special allocation of money to enable the planned new hospital in the Skelmersdale New Town to be started.
§ Dr. OwenNo. Hospital services for the people of Skelmersdale will be planned by the North-Western Regional Health Authority and the Lancashire Area Health Authority as explained in my reply to my hon. Friend on 27th January.—[Vol. 904, c.715.]—I am unable to make revenue addition centrally in respect of new towns. The North-Western Region will, however, be receiving a revenue addition of 3.7 per cent. this coming year to help correct some of the historic deficiencies of health provision in the region.