§ Mr. BlunkettTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services what account he takes, when considering additional funding to district health authorities, of the attitude of those authorities, or hospitals within those authorities, towards the contracting out of services currently provided in-house.
§ Mr. NewtonAllocations to district health authorities are a matter for regions.
Table one: Numbers of single people in Great Britain in receipt of the long—term rate of supplementary benefit—by age group Year 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1986 Age group 16 — 49 99 — — 50 — 17 — 2,342 1,898 2,197 2.497 2,300 2,747 18 1,349 3,292 5,398 5,094 5,893 7,399 7,290 19 3,345 6,234 6,545 7,640 9,887 10,098 11,139 20 5,458 6,882 8,291 10,539 12,685 14,040 15,834 21–24 30,402 43,161 51,759 58,678 65,101 73,217 84,017 25–29 43,638 56,355 64,675 71,919 79,630 93,665 111,781 30–34 50,890 60,163 61,073 71,501 79,385 83,714 94,908