HC Deb 13 January 1997 vol 288 cc174-5W
Mr. Chris Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the NHS budget by health authority for(a) 1994–95, (b) 1995–96 and (c) 1996–97. [10688]

Mr. Horam

Comparison between 1996–97 and previous years is not meaningful as the abolition of regional health authorities on 31 March 1996 and the reorganisation of health authorities on 1 April 1996 have resulted in changes to health authority responsibilities, boundaries and funding.

Details of district health authorities' final cash limits for 1994–95 and 1995–96 were set out in the reply I gave to the hon. Member for Dulwich (Ms Jowell) on 11 November 1996, Official Report, column 39.

For details of health authorities' 1996–97 cash limits I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave to the hon. Member for Normanton (Mr O'Brien) on 3 December 1996, Official Report, column 638.