§ Mr. Lawsonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what are the criteria for determining whether a locality is considered a health deprived area for the purposes of assessing health centre priorities; whether one of the criteria is a minimum population figure; and. If so, what is the figure.
§ Dr. OwenThe national criteria used by health authorities for the selection of health centre schemes are those listed in my reply to the hon. Member on 25th March—[Vol. 889, c. 236–9]—which do not include a minimum population figure.