§ Mr. Deakinsasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will quantify the progress made in the North-East Thames regional health authority in redistributing resources between districts in accordance with the resources allocation working party formula.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeThe lastest figures provided by the regional health authority are given in the following table:
Former AHA/new DHA Post allocation distance from target per cent. 1979–80 1981–82 1982–83 Essex AHA (4) (4) * Basildon and Thurrock HA 11 Mid Essex HA (22) NE Essex HA — West Essex HA 5 Southend HA (20) Barking and Havering AHA 3 2 * Barking, Havering and Brentwood HA 2 Camden and Islington AHA(T) 23 20 * Hampstead HA 18 Bloomsbury HA 14 Islington HA 28 City and East London AHA(T) 19 13 * City and Hackney HA 9 Newham HA 24 Tower Hamlets HA 12 Enfield and Haringey AHA 20 13 * Enfield HA 18 Haringey HA 9 Redbridge and Waltham Forest 7 7 * Redbridge HA (6) Waltham Forest HA 14 * Not applicable. Note 1:
Distance from target figures for 1982–83 are at November 1980 levels and represent the split by District of the figure contained in the 1981–82 column.
Note 2:
The 1982–83 distance target figures have not been altered to take into account changes arising from the boundary alterations on NHS restructuring in 1982.
Note 3:
Figures in brackets denote distance below target; other figures denote distance above target.