§ Mrs. Dunwoodyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many local authorities refused further commitments under the joint financing arrangements with health authorities for the current and each of the previous three financial years.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeThe information is not available centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. Some local authorities have expressed concern about the longer-term revenue consequences of jointly financed schemes, as the temporary support from NHS funds is progressively reduced under the joint finance arrangements. Nationally, however, expenditure of the joint finance allocations to health authorities has progressively increased year by year.