§ Mr. Michael McGuireasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how much money his Department will make available to the regional health authorities in the North-West in the current accounting period to cover previous underpayments in the region, giving in each case, the amount allocated to the respective regional health authorities.
§ Dr. OwenThe following are the total financial allocations made for the current financial year:
Regional Health Authority Revenue Main Capital Programme £m. £m. North-Western 294 22.0 Mersey 190 16.5 No credit adjustments can be made to the revenue cash limits allocation in respect of any underspending in 1975–76 until later in the year when the authorities' accounts have been completed and the out-turn for that year is known. As regards capital, the authorities' allocations for the current year are being debited with the amount set out below in respect of expenditure in excess of their allocations for previous years:
£ thousands North-Western 1,535 Mersey 89