§ Mr. GerrardTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what assessment she has made of the sufficiency of the safeguards available to challenge the decision of a health authority that a change it proposes does not constitute a substantial variation in services;
(2) what plans she has to review the regulations governing the consultation of community health councils when substantial variations in health services are proposed.
Estimated resident population of the West Midlands (county) aged 18 and over Thousands Area 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 West Midlands 1,977.5 1,981.6 1,987.2 1,987.8 1,989.1 1,988.9 1,993.1 1,994.3 Birmingham 752.5 753.1 753.6 752.5 749.5 746.9 746.8 746.4 Coventry 235.1 234.7 234.6 234.0 233.5 231.9 230.8 230.5 Dudley 227.6 229.0 230.6 231.9 234.5 236.9 238.8 240.3 Sandwell 229.3 229.0 229.1 228.4 227.3 226.4 226.6 226.5 Solihull 147.4 149.0 151.8 153.2 155.6 157.3 157.7 157.6 Walsall 196.9 197.7 197.8 198.1 199.0 200.1 201.9 202.5 Wolverhampton 188.6 189.0 189.6 189.6 189.6 189.5 190.6 190.5 Note: Figures may not add due to rounding.
Source: Population Estimates Unit, OPCS.