§ Mr. Mike Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Social Services, what proportion of the £5.2 million set up by Her Majesty's Government in 1976 to provide interim arrangements for abnormal offenders by area health authorities in 1976–77 was spent on such arrangements and how much was re-directed to other items.
§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he is satisfied that the £5 million allocated for
Regional Health Authority Amount of special allocation 1976/77 Amount spent on secure facilities Other use of allocation Northern … … £347,000 Nil Total carried over to 1977/78. Yorkshire … … £398,000 £56,000 Balance carried over to 1977/78. Trent … … £510,000 Nil Total spent as general revenue. East Anglia … … £201,000 Nil Total carried over to 1977/78. N.W.Thames … … £386,000 £22,000 Balance carried over to 1977/78. N.E. Thames … … £415,000 Nil Total carried over to 1977/78. S.E. Thames … … £403,000 £4,086 Balance distributed as general revenue. S.W. Thames … … £325,000 £1,793 Balance used to offset overspending of overall revenue. Wessex … … £296,000 £139,000 Balance distributed as general revenue. Oxford … … £246,000 Nil Total carried over to 1977/78. South Western … … £352,000 Nil Total carried over to 1977/78. West Midlands … … £582,000 £30,000 £56,000 spent on other facilities; balance carried over to 1977/78. Mersey … … £280,000 £50,384 Balance carried over to 1977/78. North-Western … … £459,000 £48,000 Balance carried over to 1977/78.