§ Mr. Neil HamiltonTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will tabulate the revenue cash limit figures of the Macclesfield health authority at 31 March in each year since 1979 and the projected cash limit for 1988–89.
§ Mrs. CurrieDetermination of the cash limits for individual district health authorities is the responsibility of regional health authorities. Following is the information276W requested, together with figures of total revenue expenditure for the Macclesfield health authority since its establishment on 1 April 1982. Prior to that date the authority's predecessor health district formed part of the Cheshire area health authority and district-based figures are not available.
Financial Year Final Revenue Cash Limit1 £000 Total Revenue Expenditure2 £000 1982–83 26,949 26,664 1983–84 29,142 28,799 1984–85 30,306 30,594 1985–86 31,521 32,327 1986–87 33,211 333,617 1987–88 37,187 — 1988–89 438,355 — Sources
1 Information provided by the Mersey regional health authority.
2 Annual financial accounts submitted to the Department by the Macclesfield health authority.
3 Latest available figure.
4 Provisional figure.
Notes
1. Capital cash limits and capital expenditure is excluded.
2. Cash drawings against revenue cash limit represent the main source of funds for health authorities in meeting their revenue expenditure but these drawings are supplemented by local income (not included in cash limits).