HC Deb 24 November 1981 vol 13 c364W
40. Miss Richardson

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether, in view of the findings of the studies undertaken that comparatively well-off districts in inner London are being maintained only by the deprivation of outer London health services, he will consider this a problem for his Department rather than for regional health authorities.

Mr. Geoffrey Finsberg

In comparison with national targets, most districts in outer London are not short of resources. All the Thames regions contain inner London, outer London and county districts and the regional health authorities are best placed to determine fair resource allocations in the light of services currently provided and planned developments.