§ Mr. HardyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what additional funding will be given to health authorities to ensure that the national growth range of between 1.25 and 1.75 per cent. is maintained in view of the higher level of inflation than that forecast at the time of this commitment.
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§ Mr. FreemanThe range of 1.25 per cent. to 1.75 per cent. to be assumed for real terms growth nationally in 1990–91, published in "Resource Assumptions and Planning Guidelines" (HC(89) 24), was provided to assist authorities in their short-term planning; the figures form a largely technical part of the planning process and are to be used as a basis for cautious and prudent planning. Actual allocations for 1990–91 have yet to be decided and are dependent on the outcome of this year's public expenditure survey.