HC Deb 12 July 1990 vol 176 cc288-9W
Mr. Wigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish a table showing, for each health authority in Wales, the capital expenditure for each year since 1960 that is taken into account in compiling the equalisation of capital stock element within the capital expenditure allocation formula which was used for the current financial year.

Mr. Grist

[holding answer 4 July 1990]: The information requested is set out in the table:

do not represent all the capital expenditure that was taken into account when calculating the capital formula shares that were used for the current financial year.

It should also be noted that the capital formula shares used in this year's allocations to authorities were determined in 1985–86 when the original capital formula was first updated. This reflects a decision taken prior to the introduction of the present capital allocation arrangements in 1984–85—on the recommendation of the working party which devised the new arrangements with the endorsement of health authority chairmen—that the initial capital formula shares should be "frozen" for a period of five years in the interests of stability in capital programme planning. Authorities thus have five years' notice of prospective changes in their shares of discretionary capital provision as a result of the annual capital formula updates which have been calculated each year since 1984–85 and can revise their capital programmes accordingly.

Finally, it should be noted that these capital allocation arrangements will need to be revised as a consequence of

Social fund budgeting and crisis loans and community care grants (CCGs) Reasons for refusal as percentage of total applications processed (3 April 1989–30 March 1990)
Reasons for refusal Ballynahinch Newry Newcastle Kilkeel Downpatrick Banbridge
Loans CCGs Loans CCGs Loans CCGs Loans CCGs Loans CCGs Loans CCGs
Savings over £500 sufficient to meet cost — 1.09 0.03 0.19 — 1.63 — — 0.06 0.49 — 0.27
Not in receipt of Income Support (IS) 1.35 — 1.64 — 1.42 — 0.31 — 2.63 — 2.09 —
Not in receipt of IS for 26 weeks 5.98 — 6.49 — 9.31 — 7.79 — 7.89 — 7.17 —
Not in receipt of IS at present and unlikely to qualify — 2.92 — 2.84 — 4.90 — 1.20 — 3.35 — 5.21
Excluded items 1.74 0.73 0.55 0.80 2.46 3.81 0.93 0.80 1.12 0.87 1.04 1.23
Excluded persons 0.58 — 0.03 — 0.13 0.54 — 0.40 2.57 20.27 — 0.41
Amount less than £30, not travelling expenses — 0.73 0.14 0.19 0.13 1.09 0.31 0.40 0.37 0.12 0.48 0.68
Adjusted amount less than £30, not travelling expenses 0.19 1.09 0.03 — 0.65 0.82 — — 0.62 0.12 0.16 0.27
Total debt of £1,000 0.19 — 0.08 — — — — — 0.06 — — —
Previous application and SFO decision for this item 1.35 1.82 2.03 3.17 2.20 1.63 0.62 0.40 0.68 1.61 1.53 2.74
No serious damage or risk to health or safety 4.44 — 0.52 — 0.78 — — — 1.75 — 2.25 —
Inability to repay 1.93 — 2.66 — 1.03 — 1.25 — 2.19 — 2.65 —
Help available from another source — 0.36 0.25 0.52 0.39 0.27 — 1.20 0.62 0.62 0.16 0.82
Priority too low to meet from the budget 8.11 20.07 0.79 5.73 5.95 19.62 5.61 11.24 8.77 10.19 4.19 20.60
Suitable alternative available — — 0.16 0.14 — 0.27 — — 0.12 0.87 — —
Loan refused—CCG awarded 0.39 — 0.96 — 0.13 — 0.62 — 0.37 — 1.85 —
Others 1.93 26.64 0.74 21.97 0.65 3.00 0.62 4.42 0.62 3.60 0.88 3.84
Enough money available to meet Crisis — — 0.03 — — — — — 0.06 — 0.40 —
Direction 4 not satisfied (CCG only) — 8.76 — 8.85 — 6.54 — 2.81 — 11.69 — 7.82
Savings over £1,000: Applicant or partner aged 60 years or over — — — — — — — — — — — —