§ Mr. David Marshallasked the Prime Minister how much money will be allocated in 1984–85 and, if known, in the two following financial years to the support financing scheme in Scotland, and how this compares (a) in terms of gross amount and (b) in terms of amount per head of population with amount to be allocated over the next three financial years to health authorities in England and in Wales under the parallel joint financing scheme.
§ The Prime MinisterThe funds to be set aside in the health programme for the support finance scheme in Scotland in 1984–85 will be determined after the provision for the total health programme has been decided at the conclusion of the public expenditure survey, and in the light of expected demands. Comparison with prospective expenditure on parallel schemes in England and Wales cannot yet be made.