§ Mr. Bishopasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what total allocation has been made to regional hospital boards in the current and next financial year; and if he will give the amount allocated to each regional board for each year and the percentage variation.
§ Sir K. JosephThe allocation to Regional Hospital Boards for current expenditure and their estimated capital expenditure for 1972–73 and for 1973–74 as shown in Appendices 1 to the Civil Estimates for Class VII Vote 2 are as follows:
The figures for capital expenditure include provision for new teaching hospitals at Nottingham and Southampton, and for schemes undertaken by arrangement with the Department, which may effect one year more than another.