HC Deb 11 February 1982 vol 17 cc454-5W
Mr. Golding

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he will ensure that the Staffordshire area health authority is allocated sufficient funds to ensure that elderly people are not discharged from hospital without there being adequate provision of those after-care facilities which are the responsibility of the authority.

Mr. Geoffrey Finsberg

Responsibility for allocating resources to the Staffordshire area health authority rests with the West Midlands regional health authority, with which the hon. Member may care to take up this matter direct.