§ Mr. Teddy Taylorasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the total of the additional funds which he made available to health authorities to assist them with pay rises in the current financial year; when the payments were made; and if he will publish a list of the authorities and amounts concerned.
§ Mr. NewtonMy right hon. Friend the Member for Sutton Coldfield (Mr. Fowler) announced on 23 April 1987 that the Government were providing an additional £264 million for the hospital and community health services in England to help meet the cost in 1987–88 of the pay review body awards for doctors, dentists, nurses, midwives and the professions allied to medicine. The additional funds were allocated as follows:
Regional Health Authorities £ million Northern 16.7 Yorkshire 18.8 Trent 23.2 East Anglian 9.8 North West Thames 18.8 North East Thames 23.8 South East Thames 20.9 South West Thames 16.9 Wessex 13.9 Oxford 10.9 South Western 16.4 West Midlands 26.6 Mersey 13.5 North Western 22.9 RHA Total 253.1 Special Health Authorities and others 10.9 Grand Total 264.0 It was for each region to determine how the funds should be allocated to their districts.