§ Mrs. Dunwoodyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list his Department's funding of the Crewe health authority for the following years (a) 1979–80, (b) 1980–81, (c) 1981–82, (d) 1982–83, (e) 1983–84, (f) 1984–85 and (g) 1985–86; and how this funding compares with the resource allocation working party recommendations.
§ Mr. NewtonThe net revenue expenditure for Crewe district health authority is as follows:
£(000s) 1982–83 30,036 1983–84 31,855 1984–85 33,784 1985–86 35,520 This shows an overall increase of 18.3 per cent. and an increase of 2.4 per cent. in real terms.
Figures for revenue expenditure in the Crewe district health authority are not available centrally prior to 1982 because the district formed part of Cheshire area health authority before the National Health Service reorganisation in 1982.
Distribution of resources to individual health authorities is a matter for regional health authorities to decide. The Department expects the principles developed by the resource allocation working party to be applied in arriving at a fair distribution, taking into account the district's approved plans and local circumstances.