§ Mrs. Fennerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will take powers to control the allocations made by the South East Thames regional health authority to provide a more equitable distribution to the Medway health district.
§ Dr. VaughanNo. It is for the regional health authority to distribute resources to the area health authorities in the light of all the relevant circumstances, including the assessed degree of relative over or under-provision: and for the area health authorities similarly to determine the distribution of resources to the districts.