§ Mr. Carter-Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Social Services on what date his advice to regional health authorities to give priority to renal services was given; what form it took; and if he will publish it in the Official Report.
§ Mr. John PattenWe asked regional health authorities in our circular HC(83)4, issued in January 1983, to make sure that proper provision was made for the funding of regional specialties and other supra-district services which, because they meet the needs of a wider population than the district in which they are located, may not necessarily be given the right priority by "host" district health authorities with a natural desire to concentrate resources on services that meet the needs of their own population. The application of this to renal dialysis was made clear by my right hon. Friend in his reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Beaconsfield (Mr. Smith) on 24 January.—[Vol. 35, c.288–89.]