§ Mr. Spriggsasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how his Department decides upon the allocation of resources to the regional health authorities; whether there is any system of ensuring that area health authorities receive a fair share of the regional funds; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. MoyleThe arrangements for 1976–77 are set out in Annex B to the Report of the Resource Allocation Working Party, "Sharing resources for health in England", a copy of which is in the Library. Consultations with health authorities and other interested bodies on the recommendations of the Working Party for 1977–78 and subsequent years are continuing.