Mr. Wm. Rossasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the amount of cut-back in expenditure on hospital services in Northern Ireland which arises as a result of the announcement on public expenditure of 22nd July 1976, in Northern Ireland totally, and in the 625W Londonderry, Lurgan, Coleraine and Limavady council areas, respectively, in the current financial year and the next two financial years expressed as a total sum and as a percentage of the original sums.
§ Mr. Carter,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 15th November 1976; Vol. 919, c. 445], gave the following information:
The reductions in public expenditure announced on 22nd July 1976 include £220,000 on hospital services throughout Northern Ireland for 1977–78; about 0.2 per cent. of the original provision for that period. It is not expected that any part of this reduction will apply to the Limavady, Coleraine, or Lurgan districts. In respect of Londonderry, there will be a reduction of £160,000 in the expenditure of the Western Health and Social Services Board—about 0.8 per cent. of its original provision.