§ Mr. Richard Shepherdasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he will give a breakdown for the financial allocations to each of the district health authorities within the West Midlands regional authority for 1983–84 and 1984–85, respectively.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeThe latest information available in our Department is as follows:
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West Midlands Regional Health Authority Revenue Allocation to District Health Authorities 1983–84 and 1984–85 £000 1983–84 1984–85 District Health Authority Bromsgrove and Redditch 17,730 18,249 Herefordshire 20,561 21,558 Kidderminster and District 19,919 20,286 Worcester and District 33,023 34,576 Shropshire 51,595 53,316 Mid-Staffordshire 29,233 32,331 North Staffordshire 71,028 74,165 South East Staffordshire 27,008 28,221 Rugby 9,084 9,330 North Warwickshire 25,085 26,154 South Warwickshire 33,295 34,465 Central Birmingham 64,212 66,281 (b) in Devon, in the years 1977 to date, into individual retail units, health centres, hypermarkets and other types of non-specialist retail unit.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeData are not collected centrally in precisely the form requested. They relate to Great Britain only and it is not possible to identify separately pharmacies within hypermarkets.
1983–84 1984–85 East Birmingham 27,479 28,883 North Birmingham 30,573 31,716 South Birmingham 49,645 51,497 West Birmingham 49,045 50,099 Coventry 47,648 49,126 Dudley 39,942 41,820 Sandwell 29,377 30,492 Solihull 22,919 23,416 Walsall 32,331 33,999 Wolverhampton 41,405 42,885 Notes:
1. The 1983–84 figures relate to the position as noted at the meeting of the west midlands regional health authority held on 8 February 1984, and take account of the July 1983 cash limit adjustments.
2. The 1984–85 figures are as approved at the meeting of the west midlands regional health authority held on 14 March 1984.
3. Allocations for joint finance are not included.
4. Capital allocations are not shown as only a small amount is allocated on a district basis (the rest funds the capital programme managed by the RHA).
5. Allocations do not include districts' share of services provided directly by the RHA (for example salaries of senior medical staff).
6. The figures do not include allocations in respect of services managed by any one district health authority covering more than one district.
7. The figures are not at constant prices.