§ Mr. Greville Jannerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services to what extent he expects the rate of progress in redeploying resources in the Health Service to the Trent region in general and to Leicestershire in particular to be slowed down over the next years.
§ Dr. VaughanPresent indications are that Trent region will continue to receive above average rates of growth in its revenue allocations, bringing it steadily towards its Resource Allocation Working Party target. Allocations to Leicestershire area health authority (teaching) are the responsibility of the regional health authority.
§ Mr. Greville Jannerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services which are the neediest regions in relative terms under the Resource Allocation Working Party criteria; and how the Trent region fared during the three years prior to 4 May 1979.
§ Dr. VaughanThe regions which under the Resource Allocation Working Party criteria are least well provided with revenue resources for hospital and community health services are Trent, North-Western and East Anglian. In the three years to 1979–80 the Trent region received an average annual growth of 3.2 per cent. in its revenue allocations, compared with the average for England of 1.9 per cent. a year.