§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will provide by(a) regional health authority, (b) district health authority, (c) family health services authority and (d) NHS trust details of budget over or underspending in 1991–92.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe annual budgets for individual regional and district health authorities and those for the cash-limited elements of the expenditure incurred by family health services authorities are matters for regional health authorities and detailed information is not collected centrally. However, the department does monitor cash spending by each region in total and for 1991–92 regional health authorities maintained their spending within the sum allocated by the Department.
NHS trusts are not given set budgets and are allowed some flexibility in managing their finances but they are nevertheless expected to meet financial performance targets.
Income and expenditure-based information derivable from the 1991–92 audited accounts of health authorities and NHS trusts will be available later in the year.