§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will visit the headquarters of Clwyd health authority to hear members' views on funding; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerI have no immediate plans to visit Clwyd health authority. I have been fully briefed on the financial position of health authorities in Wales as a result of my Department's annual round of review meetings with authorities in September and a meeting which I had with the chairman of the Welsh health authorities chairmen's committee last week. I am pleased to note that, although authorities are facing higher inflationary pressures than they budgeted for at the start of the financial year, they are taking responsible managerial action to ensure that their expenditure remains under control. I shall he taking account of their present position in determining hospital and community health services provision for 1990–91 about which I expect to make an announcement next month.