§ Mr. Higginsasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) pursuant to his answer to the right hon. Member for Worthing on Friday 29 July, Official Report, c. 663–664, regarding the allocation of resources to health authorities on the basis of the resources allocation working party's formula, if he will now collect such data centrally on a consistent basis as will enable him to ensure that underfunded districts in overfunded regions are not penalised in relation to overfunded districts in other regions which are underfunded;
(2) if he will take steps to ensure that the position of health districts which are underfunded under the resources allocation working party formula do not have their position in relation to other districts in the same region and districts and other regions made worse as a result of the revision of revenue targets and the proposed reduction in manpower.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeI refer my right hon. Friend to my reply to him on 3 November—[Vol. 47, c.465.]