§ Mr. SquireTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will announce regional health authorities' revenue allocations for 1992–93; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Waldegrave[pursuant to his reply, 5 December 1991, c. 199–200]: The cash-limited general medical services provision for 1992–93 will be £659 million. This covers direct reimbursement to GPs of their expenses on practice staff and premises improvements, the development of computerisation in general practice, and the management of practice funds. I am making today allocations to regional health authorities covering £628 million of that total. The allocations to regions are:
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GMS cash-limited allocations 1992–93 Allocation Real growth 1991–92 1992–93 £ million £ million per cent. Northern 33.314 36.414 4.60 Yorkshire 44.458 47.237 1.68 Trent 55.520 59.193 2.02 East Anglian 32.366 34.427 1.79 North West Thames 44.999 48.657 3.47 North East Thames 44.549 48.688 4.58 South East Thames 47.454 51.144 3.14
Allocation Real growth 1991–92 1992–93 £ million £ million per cent. South West Thames 36.902 39.865 3.38 Wessex 38.773 41.552 2.55 Oxford 34.305 36.627 2.17 South Western 49.454 52.886 2.33 West Midlands 54.318 59.060 4.05 Mersey 28.246 30.208 2.34 North Western 39.381 42.717 3.80 Total 584.039 628.675 3.01