§ Mr. MichaelTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales whether he has made any announcement in the past week on the financial resources available to the national health service in Wales.
§ Mr. GristAt a meeting of district health authority and family practitioner committee chairmen my right hon. Friend was delighted to be able to announce his endorsement of the strategic intent which will provide the management target for the National Health Service in Wales into the next century.
In so doing my right hon. Friend drew attention to the record level of funding being provided by the Government for the service in Wales: over £1.5 billion this year—£500 million more in real terms than in 1979–80.
My right hon. Friend was also pleased to announce separately his decision to make available the necessary resources to enable Project 2000 courses to be introduced in south-east Wales from spring 1992, at the same time as in west Wales.