HC Deb 15 February 1983 vol 37 c122W
31. Mr. Marlow

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will change the basis of the system of allocating of resources between health regions.

Mr. Kenneth Clarke

No. The present method of allocating rsources between health regions is based on the recommendations of the resource allocation working party—RAWP. The method is designed to bring about a fairer distribution of resources between health regions, based on an objective assessment of each health region's need for resources. We have no plans at present to change the present system of resource allocation.