HC Deb 08 December 1992 vol 215 cc632-4W
Mr. David Martin

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what are the revenue and capital allocations for regional health authorities in 1993–94.

Mrs. Virginia Bottomley

Main revenue allocations for resident population are set out in table 1. These are provisional until Parliament has approved the relevant Supply estimate.

Regions are to receive an average cash increase of 2.7 per cent., and I have decided that all regions should get a minimum increase of 0.4 per cent. above forecast inflation for the hospital and community health services of 1.9 per cent.

This is mainly to enable all regions to make further progress towards resource equalisation between districts.

I will announce capital cash limits for regional health authorities and the external financing limits of national health service trusts at a later date. Table 2 sets out the planning totals for each region. Regional health authorities and NHS Management Executive outposts will be giving me agreed proposals for the deployment of these planning totals between the regional capital programme and NHS trusts within each region.

Table 1
Regional Health Authority Allocations: 1993–94 Revenue Allocations for Resident Populations
Allocation for Resident Populations (£000s) Percentage Increase Over Inflation
Northern 1,159,723 1.03
Yorkshire 1,334,886 0.67
Trent 1,672,751 1.16
East Anglia 704,794 1.18
North West Thames 1,320,749 0.40
North East Thames 1,490,187 0.40
South East Thames 1,439,276 0.40
South West Thames 1,116,107 0.40
Wessex 1,033,656 1.48
Oxford 794,779 0.86
South Western 1,185,708 1.16
West Midlands 1,855,142 1.00
Mersey 890,032 0.58
North Western 1,505,427 0.70
England 17,503,217 0.80

Table 2
NHS regional main capital planning totals for 1993–94
Region (both NHS trusts' and health authorities' main capital expenditure) Regional capital planning total (£ millions)
Northern 105
Yorkshire 122
Trent 154
East Anglian 67
North West Thames 102
North East Thames 115
South East Thames 119
South West Thames 91
Wessex 97
Oxford 75
South Western 111
West Midlands 170
Mersey 80
North Western 135
Total 1,543

Mr. Blunkett

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will publish a table showing the financial allocation for each regional health authority for 1992–93 and 1993–94.

Mr. Sackville

The table shows the 1992–93 revenue allocation for resident population of each regional health authority as announced on 5 December 1991 by the then Secretary of State, my right hon. Friend the Member for Bristol, West (Mr. Waldegrave), at columns262–63.

In addition to initial allocations for resident population, regions are given cash limit additions for specific purposes throughout the year.

For details of the regional allocation for 1993–94, I refer the hon. Member to the reply my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State gave my hon. Friend the Member for Portsmouth, South (Mr. Martin) today.

1992–93 Allocation for resident population
Region £ million
Northern 1,106.7
Yorkshire 1,276.4
Trent 1,593.6
East Anglian 669.2
North West Thames 1,260.0
North East Thames 1,448.2
South East Thames 1,383.1
South West Thames 1,078.2
Wessex 980.9
Oxford 758.2
South Western 1,28.0
West Midlands 1,766.6
Mersey 856.7
North Western 1,439.6
All regions 16,745.4