HC Deb 06 December 1993 vol 234 cc60-1W
Mr. Blunkett

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of patients her Department assumes have private health assurance when adjusting funding allocations; and if she will make a statement.

Mr. Sackville

Assumptions about the incidence of private health insurance do not feature in our weighted capitation formula for allocating resources to regional health authorities.