§ Mr. Kenneth Clarkeasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he will make a statement on the progress
634WThe effect of these changes in class 4 contribution limits will be to reduce or leave unchanged the amount of class 4 contributions payable on any particular level of profits or gains up to £6,500 a year and to increase the class 4 contributions pay-able only where profits or gains are above this level—by a maximum of £25 a year where the profits or gains are at least £7,000 a year. The new upper limit of profits or gains corresponds to the new upper earnings limit of £135 a week for class 1 contributors.
Class 3 (Voluntary) Contributions
The class 3 voluntary contribution will be raised from £1.80 to £2.00.
of his policy of redistributing available funds between regional health authoritie1 so as to ensure a fairer distribution of such funds in relation to population and health needs.
§ Mr. MoyleI refer the hon. Member to my reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Gravesend (Mr. Ovenden) on 7th November. Movement towards target allocations, calculated annually on the basis of measured relative health care needs of regional populations is taking place as quickly as national resources will allow without damage to existing services. Additionally, a proportion of available capital resources is being allocated specifically to help remedy relative capital stock deficiencies.—[Vol. 957, c.110.]