§ Mr. Gordon Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will issue 41W a directive to health boards that they should enable local health council secretaries to represent complainers at hearings until the new amending regulations come into force.
§ Mr. FairgrieveNo.
§ Mr. Mylesasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what control and monitoring there is of regional health boards' spending in Scotland.
§ Mr. FairgrieveApart from expenditure financed out of trust funds, health boards may incur expenditure only within the limits of the allocations made by my right hon. Friend. Day-to-day management and control of expenditure is a matter for the boards within the general framework of Government policy. Monitoring returns are submitted to my Department each month.