§ Mr. Meadowcroftasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what proportion of the nurses' pay award will be met by extra specific funds from his Department in (a) Leeds Western Health Authority, (b) the Yorkshire region and (c) England as a whole.
§ Mr. HayhoeThe Government have increased cash limits for the hospital and community health services in England by £50 million, following the pay awards for review body staff. Of this increase, £3.575 million has been allocated to the Yorkshire regional health authority. The allocation of this sum amongst district health authorities is a matter for the region.
The Government's assessment is that this increase to their initial cash limits, together with the benefits of falling general inflation, will enable health authorities to meet the costs of the pay awards for all review body staff without adversely affecting patient services. The increased funding has not been apportioned between individual staff groups.