HC Deb 16 October 1990 vol 177 cc780-1W
17. Mr. Flannery

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what action he is taking to achieve a reduction in inequalities in access to health care between regions and socio-economic groups.

46. Mrs. Fyfe

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what action he is taking to achieve a reduction in inequalities in access to health care between regions and socio-economic groups.

71. Ms. Gordon

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what action he is taking to achieve a reduction in inequalities in access to health care between regions and socio-economic groups.

Mr. Dorrell

We are committed to providing a national health service, free at the point of access, that is geographically comprehensive. The NHSCC Act provides the machinery to improve the targeting of NHS resources towards identified needs.