§ Mr. Arnoldasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether, pursuant to the answer of 1 December, Official Report, c. 234, he is satisfied that he is able adequately to monitor the functioning and financial management of health authorities without having available to him information on the provision made by authorities for increased expenditure on payments to outside contractors for support services, and for contractual arrangements for patient care, in 1982–83.
§ Mr. Geoffrey FinsbergThe Department will be able to monitor expenditure by health authorities on outside contractors by scrutiny of the 1982–83 accounts when these are available.