§ 16. Mr. Denzil DaviesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales whether he has any plans to provide the area health authorities with additional resources to enable them to improve hospital facilities for the long stay elderly.
§ Mr. GristFunding of long-stay hospital facilities for the elderly is a matter for district health authorities, using their discretionary resources. In 1989–90 total resources available to district health authorities, the bulk of which will be available for their discretionary use, will amount to over £961 million—an increase of £72 million over 1988–89.