§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he has any plans to give additional resources to Inner London district health authorities for nursing home provision.
§ Mr. MellorWe allocate funds to regional health authorities. It is for them to distribute funds to districts for the provision of health care, including long-term nursing care for elderly people, and in doing so they take account of local circumstances. We shall be announcing 1989–90 allocations to regions in the near future.