§ Mr. Barry Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales what is his estimate of the number of Welsh people living in the margins of poverty, according to the criteria of the Department of Health and Social Security family income survey for 1981.
136Wtotal and the distribution will be affected by the eventual outturn on the demand determined family practitioner services. The total NHS provision at present for 1983–84 in Wales is £775.5 million.
Total NHS spending in Wales for future years has yet to be determined.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsI shall write to the hon. Gentleman.