§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what funding is being allocated in 1994–95 to Trent regional health authority to purchase health care from other regions; and what the figures were for 1993–94.
§ Mr. SackvilleHealth authorities are funded to enable them to purchase health care for their resident population. There is no separate funding for care purchased from within or from outside regional boundaries and it is for health authorities themselves to determine the most appropriate place to purchase health care.