§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what arrangements have been made for the provision of war emergency headquarters in Northern Ireland by local authorities.
§ Mr. ScottWith the assistance of the district councils, the Government plan to create 26 district civil defence centres by designating existing buildings and adapting them where necessary.
§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what arrangements have been made for the provision of protected war emergency headquarters in Northern Ireland by Government Departments in the region.
§ Mr. ScottGovernment Departments in Northern Ireland have made arrangements to co-ordinate essential
Cash (£ million) 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 Percentage increase (1978–79 to 1985–86) Hospital and community health services 297.0 350.2 454.9 518.5 561.3 591.7 634.5 675.9 719.9 142 Family practitioner services 92.3 106.4 131.3 149.4 172.7 185.5 203.4 206.9 218.6 137 Social services 63.8 77.6 93.9 99.7 108.3 119.2 124.1 130.3 143.6 125 Note:
(1) The health and personal social services programme forms part of the block within which my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State has discretion to apportion the total provision as he chooses. No decisions have yet been made beyond 1986–87.
Real (cost) terms (£ million) 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 Percentage increase (1978–79 to 1985–86) Hospital and community health services 528.7 533.4 583.4 604.6 611.6 617.1 634.5 643.7 656.1 24.1 Family practitioner services 164.3 162.1 168.4 174.2 188.2 193.5 203.4 197.1 199.2 21.2 Social Services 113.6 118.2 120.4 116.3 118.0 124.3 124.1 124.1 130.9 15.2 Notes:
(1) The health and personal social services programme forms part of the block within which my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State has discretion to apportion the total provision as he chooses. No decisions have yet been made beyond 1986–87.
(2) Actual expenditure has been adjusted to take account of the effects of general inflation as measured by the GDP deflator.
"Volume" (2) terms (£ million) 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 Percentage increase (1978–79 to 1984–85) Hospital and community health services 580.0 568.3 577.3 609.2 621.6 625.0 634.5 9.4 Family practitioner services 194.8 191.9 188.7 189.8 196.4 200.2 203.4 4.4 Social services 119.6 123.8 124.3 117.5 118.8 124.7 124.1 3.8 Notes:
(1) Pay and prices indices for H&PSS programmes are not available for 1985–86, nor for the public expenditure planning period.
(2) The pay and prices indices used for H&PSS programmes are those calculated by the Department of Health and Social Security from English data.
34Wcivil services in war emergencies using selected existing buildings. The Government have announced that the effectiveness of these arrangements will be enhanced by the construction of three purpose-built protected centres in the region. This is scheduled to begin in 1987 and to be completed during 1989.