§ Mr. GeorgeTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the future funding of Walsall NHS trust.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyWalsall hospitals' national health service trust, like all other trusts and directly managed units, obtains its income from contracts to provide health services to health authorities which purchase such services on behalf of their residents. The hon. Member may wish to contact Mrs. M. Foden, the chairman of the trust, for details.