§ Mr. Deakinsasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what funds are allocated to the Waltham Forest district health authority by his Department through the regional health authority to improve the provision of speech therapy services at special schools in the area.
§ Mr. WhitneyFunds allocated to regional health authorities are not earmarked in respect of speech therapy services. It is the responsibility of the Waltham Forest district health authority to determine spending on those services from within its total allocation.
Region 1980–81 £ 1981–82 £ 1982–83 £ 1983–84 £ 1984–85 £ Northern 136,793 119,431 184,381 188,609 141,399 Yorkshire 261,257 103,893 143,624 184,038 322,560 Trent 175,138 203,477 204,167 313,289 318,972 East Anglian 239,036 133,325 105,464 182,596 222,633 North West Thames 127,050 221,005 216,922 164,216 534,736 North East Thames 502,839 308,545 621,980 501,903 766,875 South East Thames 345,689 156,217 277,666 247,652 469,300 South West Thames 317,567 842,094 216,962 708,190 320,771 Wessex 191,039 124,796 122,498 692,553 181,534 Oxford 190,610 50,774 32,353 70,426 133,937 South Western 134,960 187,423 177,383 328,785 305,779 West Midlands 168,931 312,521 661,127 242,007 371,489 Mersey 202,608 128,885 125,638 392,275 266,350 North Western 435,294 539,395 431,446 563,997 545,479 Boards of Governors/Special Health Authorities 11,416 4,582 47,408 58,639 156,776 Total 3,440,227 3,437,363 3,569,019 4,839,175 5,058,590