§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what percentage of the capitation money available to the Health Service in Wales was allocated to the North Wales Health Authority in(a) 1997–98 and (b) 1998–99; and what proportion of the change in the total funding available to the North Wales Health Authority between those years was accounted for by the change in capitation finance. [41100]
§ Mr. Win GriffithsIn 1997–98, the North Wales Health Authority discretionary Hospital, Community and Family Health Services allocation, was £314.410 million which represented 22.926 per cent. of the Wales total. In 1998–99 the corresponding figures were £322.950 million and 22.910 per cent. This represents a year-on-year cash change of £8.540 million, net of a £0.226 million capitation effect. This represented 2.6 per cent. of the cash change.
This net cash change does not represent the 1998–99 cash increase allocated to North Wales Health Authority which, on the start position for 1997–98 (adjusted for recurrent changes and repatriations), was £12.520 million or 4.0 per cent.