§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the total funding provided by his Department for health services approved for 1997–98 in the London borough of Wandsworth. [19487]
§ Mr. HoramThe London borough of Wandsworth is covered by Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth health authority. For 1997–98, the health authority has an initial total cash allocation of £350.8 million plus a further £7.2 million in additional allocations.
Information on the funding of the London borough of Wandsworth is not held centrally. I refer the hon. Member to Mr. Harry Cowd, chairman of Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth health authority.