§ Mr. Pavittasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will now issue revised guidelines on joint financing in the light of experience showing that the present arrangement tends to restrict its use to social service projects.
§ Mr. MoyleThe main purpose of joint financing is to facilitate the collaborative efforts of health and local authorities by helping to fund personal social services projects, but the original guidelines have been extended to encompass the funding of agreed projects in the primary health care field.