HC Deb 04 February 1988 vol 126 cc751-2W
Mr. Ashley

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will give the current resource allocation working party ratings for each of the National Health Service regions and for each of the districts in the west midlands region.

Mr. Newton

The allocations which I announced on 16 December 1987 for the financial year 1988–89 result in the distances from RAWP target set out in the following table.

currently either unopened or partially open because there was insufficient money for the full opening on the planned date or for their continued operation.

Mrs. Currie

I regret that this information is not collected centrally. The right hon. Member may wish to inquire of regional health authorities for this information.

Mr. Ashley

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the estimated wasted cost to the National Health Service, in terms of the interest on the capital expenditure, of leaving completed hospital developments unopened or partially open.

Mrs. Currie

The information on completed hospital developments that are unopened or only partially open is not collected centrally. It is not therefore possible to estimate the cost to the National Health Service in terms of the interest on capital expenditure incurred on these schemes. The right hon. Member may wish to inquire of regional health authorities for this information.