§ Mr. GillTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the current level of funding for each of the district health authorities in Wales; and what is their corresponding population.
§ Mr. GristThe information requested is shown as follows:
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District Health Authority 1 Current level of Funding Population per District Health Authority £ million 2000s Clwyd 115.0 407.0 East Dyfed 77.2 235.8 Gwent 138.6 445.5 Gwynedd 68.3 239.0 Mid Glamorgan 161.8 535.9 Pembrokeshire 28.9 112.7 Powys 32.4 114.9 South Glamorgan3 186.9 403.4 West Glamorgan 123.5 362.9 Total DHAs 932.6 2,857.0 1 Revenue and capital allocations for 1989–90 as at 19 March 1990. 2 Unweighted mid 1988 estimates of population: Source: Office of Population Censuses and Surveys. 3 Provides medical and dental teaching facilities. It should be noted, however, that allocations to district health authorities in Wales are not currently based on resident population. Authorities are, at present, funded on the basis of the services which they provide and in relation to the catchment populations (weighted for age, sex, morbidity, sparsity and seasonal variation) which they serve. However, this will change in 1991–92 when a process of transition will begin towards funding authorities on the basis of weighted resident capitation in accordance with the proposals set out in the White Paper "Working for Patients". Allocation mechanisms are therefore now in the process of being reviewed and authorities will be consulted on both revised and transitional arrangements prior to allocations for 1991–92 being determined later this year.