HC Deb 08 February 1988 vol 127 c97W
Mr. Ashton

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he will revise his policy of 1982 of not giving extra resources allocated to run newer bigger hospitals in areas where they have been built.

Mr. Newton

Special protection within regional health authority allocations for the revenue consequences of capital schemes ceased in 1977–78, when the recommendations of the resource allocation working party were implemented. Regional health authorities are responsible both for planning their capital investment with regard to the likely availability of revenue, and for ensuring that their annual revenue allocations to districts are sensitive to service plans, including new capital developments.