Revenue and Capital Cash Limits

HC Deb 22 January 1982 vol 16 cc210-1W

Mr. Paul Dean

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he is able to announce the revenue and capital cash limits for 1982–83 for regional health authorities; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Fowler

Next year the Government will be making available to regional health authorities £8, 000 million revenue expenditure—an increase of 1.7 per cent. over the previous year—and £600 million capital expenditure. The following table shows regional revenue and capital cash limits for 1982–83 and each region's percentage addition of revenue growth.

	Revenue Cash Limits	Capital Cash Limits
	£ Million	Growth per cent	£ Million
North-East Thames	758.8	0.33	43.2
South-East Thames	693.1	0.34	40.5
South-West Thames	544.6	0.46	32.7
Wessex	417.8	2.79	44.7
Oxford	334.2	2.20	21.5
South Western	509.9	2.36	41.7
West Midlands	811.3	2.20	59.4
Mersey	432.4	1.13	29.4
North Western	724.7	2.79	79.1

These cash limits are provisional pending Parliament's approval of the Department's Supply Estimates.