§ Sir A. Meyerasked the Secretary of State for Wales how much of the extra £118 million which Her Majesty's Government are making available for the health and personal social services will be allocated to Wales; and for what purposes it will be spent.
§ Mr. Peter ThomasThe Welsh share is £6.4 million. The money will be used for similar purposes to those mentioned by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Social Services in his statement, taking account of differences in the balance of needs in Wales. For the most part the extra money will be devoted to the improvement of the services for special types of patient—e.g. the elderly, the mentally ill and mentally handicapped, and children.