§ Dr. Kim HowellsTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) what sums have been allocated on a health district or county basis in Wales to pay for the Welsh office strategy on mental illness;
(2) how much money has been allocated in total for the Welsh Office strategy on mental illness in Wales for the current financial year.
§ Mr. GristI refer the hon. Gentleman to the reply that I gave to the hon. Member for Bridgend (Mr. Griffiths) on 30 April at columns425–26.
§ Dr. Kim HowellsTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if any authority in Wales has received bridging finance for the implementation of the Welsh Office strategy on mental illness.
§ Mr. GristThe mental illness strategy recognises the need for help in meeting the transitional costs of moving from existing to new patterns of service. Much of the £1.6 million offered to county teams for 1990–91, whilst not specifically described as bridging finance, is intended to enable the transition by supporting the development of locally and community-based services; these are a prerequisite for the redeployment of resources currently tied up in those existing patterns of service which are to be superseded in due course.