§ Mr. Spearingasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what income is derived from trust funds of the central London teaching hospitals; who determines its disposal; and what account is paid to these sums in calculations related to the Resource Allocation Working Party recommendations.
170Wplaces in 1974, 1975 and 1976 at each centre.
§ Mr. MoyleInformation is not available centrally on individual homes currently in operation by local authorities or the number of children awaiting places. Such information could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
However information is available on the number of local authority observation and assessment centres in operation in England and the number of places as at 31st March for the years 1974, 1975 and 1976 on a regional basis. This is set out below:
§ Mr. MoyleIn 1975–76, the latest year for which information is available, special trustees for hospitals in London formerly controlled by boards of governors received trust fund income amounting to approximately £5.5 million and preserved boards of governors received trust fund income amounting to approximately £2.2 million. The disposal of this income is the responsibility of special trustees and boards of Governors respectively subject to the provisions of the law relating to charities and the terms of any specific trusts they administer.
The recommendations of the Resource Allocation Working Party take no account of the income derived by the trustees of trust funds.