asked the Secretary of State for Wales whether he is able to authorise additional expenditure by area health authorities in Wales in the present financial year.
Following a review of the requirements this year of Welsh Office programmes as a whole, I am able to increase expenditure on the National Health Service in Wales by £3·0 million. It has also been possible to release a further £1·5 million to health authorities from this year's reserves. £4 million of this total of £4·5 million will be allocated to the authorities on a basis which reflects the relative burden of health care. The remaining £0·5 million will be used for specific projects of value to authorities generally.
whole of Wales, and the comparable percentage increase for England and Wales.
asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish a table showing the percentage increase in the rate support grant payable for the needs element for each authority in Wales for 1979–80 as compared with 1974–75.
The information is as follows: