§ Mr. LofthouseTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what is his latest estimate of the projected budget deficit of the Pontefract district health authority in(a) the current financial year and (b) the next financial year.
§ Mr. MellorWe do not collect such information centrally. The hon. Member may wish to contact the chairman of Pontefract health authority for the information that he is seeking. The Yorkshire regional health authority received a recent 7.7 per cent. cash increase for 1989–90, and it must decide what allocation to give to the DHA to meet its approved plan next year.