§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Social Services pursuant to his reply to the hon. Member for Wolverhampton North-East on 26 March, Official Report, column 403 and 16 June, Official Report column 328, if he has yet reached a decision on whether to introduce a charge to cover the Blood Transfusion Service's handling and processing costs in supplying blood to private hospitals and clinics.
432Wis estimated that spending on the elderly people aged 65 and over accounted for some £630 million. Expenditure on residential home services, home help and meals services is as follows:
Net Current Expenditure (England): 1980 Survey Prices £ million Residential care for the elderly 249 Home helps 162 Meals 24 Central Government support for local government expenditure is principally by means of rate support grant, which is a general grant and unhypothecated in respect of individual services.