§ Mr. Alec Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish a table showing the revenue cash limits and the capital cash limits for district health authorities in Wales for 1982–83; and how these compare with 1981–82.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsThe provisional revenue and capital cash limits for health authorities in Wales for 1982–83 and their equivalent cash limits for 1981–82 are as follows:384W
Table 1 Revenue and capital limits for district health authorities 1982–83 District health authority Revenue cash limits (provisional) £ million Capital cash limits (provisional) £ million Clwyd 62.123 0.992 East Dyfed 39.230 0.624 Gwent 79.011 1.256 Gwynedd 35.760 0.568 Mid Glamorgan 89.000 1.416 Powys 18.332 0.296 South Glamorgan 106.889 1.680 West Glamorgan 61.180 0.968 Pembrokeshire 12.724 0.200 Total 504.249 8.000
Revenue and Capital Cash Limits for Area Health Authorities 1981–82 Area health authority Revenue cash limits (provisional) £ million Capital cash limits (provisional) £ million Clwyd 59.000 0.750 Dyfed 48.043 0.618 Gwent 73.235 0.942 Gwynedd 33.047 0.426 Mid Glamorgan 82.904 1.068 Powys 16.929 0.216 South Glamorgan 98.475 1.254 West Glamorgan 56.532 0.726 Total 468.165 6000 Notes:
i. The cash limits for 1982–83 reflect the reorganisation of health services in Dyfed which came into effect on 1 April 1982.
ii. The capital cash limits are those which are allocated to health authorities for their discretionary use. Authorities receive other capital funds on a non-discretionary basis for such purposes as energy conservation and they also benefit from the all-Wales capital programme of upper category schemes which is managed centrally by the Welsh Office.
iii. Provisional—that is, beginning of the year—figures have been given in respect of both years for ease of comparison, because the end of year cash limits for 1981–82 are complicated by supplementary allocations during the course of the year as a result of the release of revenue funds from central reserves for health service developments and the recycling of capital funds following periodic reassessments of expenditure on the all-Wales capital programme and by transfers of funds by health authorities between their revenue and capital allocations.
iv. The increase in the capital cash limits between the two years incorporates additional provision which has been made available for authorities discretionary—that is, lower category—schemes so as to facilitate an increase in the delegated limit for such schemes from £600,000 to £1 million in accordance with the recommendations of a "Rayner"review.