§ Mr. Roy HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to ensure that a sufficient amount of the health services' resources to meet the increasing need are directed to the health care of the elderly.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyIt is for each health authority to develop detailed plans for the services that it will provide, and to decide the division of its resources between those services. The Department regularly scrutinises each regional health authority's plans, which include details of resource allocation, to ensure that all services, including those for elderly people, are developed with the guidelines which the Government have given to health authorities.