§ 40. Mr. Peter Bruinvelsasked the Lord Privy Seal if, following the Anglo-Irish agreement, he has any plans to vary the time available for Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. BiffenThe arrangements for the question roster are under regular review through the usual channels and in accordance with the wishes of the House. There are no current proposals to extend the time allocated to questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.
Table A Expenditure on contractual arrangements for patient care Area Health Authorities 1980–81 1981–82 District Health Authorities 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 £ £ £ £ £ Hereford and Worcester 22,503 68,755 Bromsgrove and Redditch 23,230 22,238 1,424 Hereford — — — Kidderminster 6,209 1,962 16,259 Worcester 44,367 38,807 32,451 Salop 153,180 133,587 Shropshire 122,106 86,069 85,877 Staffordshire 136,115 157,347 Mid-Staffordshire 22,415 91,720 100,100 North Staffordshire 160,000 188,409 218,490 South East Staffordshire — 67,620 96,467 Warwickshire 642,528 828,278 Rugby 22,233 20,916 23,053 North Warwickshire 58,096 668,670 737,469 South Warwickshire 889,662 451,178 507,118 Birmingham 451,641 601,280 Central Birmingham 30,227 23,569 4,028 East Birmingham 29,611 — 83,899 North Birmingham 5,605 14,873 13,771 South Birmingham 34,832 47,692 36,171 West Birmingham 3,415 — 5,475 Coventry — 23,438 Coventry 66,399 114,631 119,756 Dudley 26,084 44,127 Dudley 81,692 73,891 110,069 Sandwell 2,397 19,177 Sandwell 34,807 50,111 53,967 Solihull — — Solihull — — — Walsall 24,580 11,603 Walsall 41,725 33,968 61,485 Wolverhampton 15,127 22,440 Wolverhampton 110,164 60,000 117,689 Total 1,474,155 1,910,032 Total 1,786,795 2,056,324 2,425,018