Credit Approvals

HC Deb 16 December 1993 vol 234 c811W

Mr. Martin

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what credit approvals she is making available for personal social services for 1994–95.

Mr. Bowis

Basic credit approvals of £114.2 million and supplementary credit approvals (SCAs) of £26.1 million will be available for the personal social services for 1994–95. The total of £140.3 million is an increase of 2.0 per cent. in real terms on 1993–94. SCAs will again be available for information technology for community care (£12.2 million), mental illness (£10.9 million) and AIDS/HIV services (£3 million). Annual capital guidelines will be £121.2 million.