§ Mr. GaleTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services whether it remains his policy that capital realised from the sale of redundant Health Service property within the South East Thames region will be used for the modernisation of existing facilities and for the development of new facilities; if he will withhold his approval for any plans to convert such capital, or capital allocation, into revenue; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mrs. CurrieReceipts from the sale of redundant Health Service property are retained by health authorities632W as an addition to their cash limit for capital spending. Health authorities have delegated authority to transfer up to 10 per cent. of their capital allocation to revenue or 1 per cent. of their revenue allocation to capital in any year in order to enable them to make the best overall use of available resources. Departmental approval to such transfers would be required only where a region proposed to exceed the above levels.