§ Baroness MASHAM of ILTONasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether the spinal injuries unit at Hexham General Hospital, which serves the North and North-East of England, is financed by an Area Health Authority or by the Regional Health Authority.
§ Lord WELLS-PESTELLThe unit is financed by the Northumberland Area Health Authority from the area's revenue allocation. In calculating that allocation account is taken of the population served by the unit.