§ Mr. Patrick Jenkinasked the Secretary of State for Social Services, further to the final paragraph of his Written Answer to the right hon. Member for Wanstead and Woodford (Official Report, 21st March 1977, c. 414–15), on the rate of inflation assume in the 1977–78 allocations to regional health authorities, what rate of price increase has actually been assumed in fixing the cash allocations published by him on 2nd March 1977.
§ Mr. EnnalsDifferent price forecast factors apply to the various categories of expenditure of other goods and services in the health authority's cash allocations662W and for 1977–78 these fall within the range of 8 per cent. to 13 per cent.