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Mr. Robin Cook
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what advice his Department is giving to health authorities on the proportion of their budget they should allocate to meeting the costs of extra-contractual referrals.
Mr. Dorrell
District health authorities will need to keep a reserve to cover the costs of expected levels of extra-contractual referrals. These will vary according to local needs and circumstances.