Care in the Community (Hansard, 26 March 1990)

§ Mr. Cummings
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what extra resources are to be made available to statutory authorities to provide care in the community within the Easington constituency.

§ Mrs. Virginia Bottomley
New burdens on local authorities as a result of the community care policy will be taken into account when determining their grant entitlement for 1991–92. The extra resources will be distributed to individual authorities through the standard spending assessment for personal social services. The formula is being reconsidered in the light of the new policies and discussions with local authorities. Final decisions on resource issues will be taken in the course of the current public expenditure discussions.
Additional resources for health care from April 1991, including care in the community, will also be considered as

1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89

£million £million £million £million £million

Cash 640.4 660.0 741.7 819.6 949.7

At 1989–90 prices¹ 838.6 820.3 891.6 935.1 1,011.4

¹ Revalued to 1989–90 prices using the gross domestic product deflator.

§ Mr. Sean Hughes
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of the costs of the general dental care service came from patients' charges in the period of the last five years.

§ Mr. Freeman
The proportion of the gross costs of the general dental services in England recovered from patients' charges in the last five complete financial years is given in the table.

Per cent.

1984–85 27

1985–86 30

1986–87 30

1987–88 29

1988–89 31

	1984–85	1985–86	1986–87	1987–88	1988–89
	£million	£million	£million	£million	£million
Cash	640.4	660.0	741.7	819.6	949.7
At 1989–90 prices¹	838.6	820.3	891.6	935.1	1,011.4
¹ Revalued to 1989–90 prices using the gross domestic product deflator.

	Per cent.
1984–85	27
1985–86	30
1986–87	30
1987–88	29
1988–89	31