§ Mr. CummingsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what representations he has received on the allocation of funds for National Health Service services in(a) Durham area health authority, (b) Sunderland area health authority, (c) Hartlepool area health authority, and (d) the Northern regional health authority.
§ Mr. FreemanWe have received no recent representations on the allocation of funds to the Northern regional health authority or the three district health authorities named. Between 1978–79 and 1989–90 Northern region has received an estimated real terms growth of 33 per cent. compared with 30 per cent. for England as a whole. This includes an estimated real terms increase in 1989–90 of 1.9 per cent. compared to 1.6 per cent. for England as a whole. The allocation of funds to district health authorities is of course a matter solely for the regional health authority concerned.