Mr. William O'BrienTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what proportion of total funding for health and social care during the 1993–94 financial year is to be spent on community care; which Department is responsible for deciding the provision for community care; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. HanleyCommunity care expenditure is not separately identified within the 1993–94 provision of £1,318 million for the health and personal social services in Northern Ireland. However, this total includes £29.452 million from which the management executive of the Department of Health and Social Services will make available the necessary funds to health and social services boards for their new community care responsibilities from 1 April 1993.
Mr. William O'BrienTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what funds have been allocated to Northern Ireland for health and social care for the financial years 1993–94 and 1995–96; and if he will break the figures down by(a) health board, (b) county and (c) the proportion to be spent on (i) health and social care and (ii) community care.
§ Mr. HanleyExpenditure on the health and personal social services in Northern Ireland is estimated at £1,318 million for 1993–94 with planned expenditure rising to £1,504 million in 1995–96.
Expenditure on the health and personal social services cannot be attributed by county and community care expenditure is not separately identified within the HPSS programme resources. However, the totals above include £29.452 milllion in 1993–94 and £105.152 million in 1995–96 for the new community care responsibilities from 1 April 1993.
The breakdown of 1995–96 planned expenditure has not yet been determined but in terms of the initial 1993–94 revenue budgets for the health and social services boards the provision for hospital, community health and personal social services expenditure and the amount subsumed therein for their new community care responsibilities is shown in the following table:
£ millions Health and social services board Revenue budget New community care responsiblities Northern 195.872 6.957 Southern 155.688 5.414 Eastern 374.781 12.089 Western 141.267 4.932 Total 867.608 29.392