§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the cash limit for the disablement services centre for 1989–90; what number of artificial limbs this was estimated to cover; how many have been produced since the beginning of the financial year to the latest available date; what contingency plans exist for continued production in the event of demand for these limbs outstripping expected quotas; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. MellorThe cash limit for the Disablement Services Authority for 1989–90 is £94.231 million. The authority is required to keep its total spending, of which expenditure on artificial limbs is a part, within this figure. Questions about the detail of its spending should be addressed to the authority.