§ Mr. BrakeTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the(a) non-recurring and (b) recurring deficit of (i) Merton and Sutton Health Authority and (ii) Wandsworth Health Authority in the three years up to merger in 1996. [30294]
§ Mr. MilburnThe financial position of district health authorities was not analysed between recurrent and non-recurrent components.
The details of income and expenditure positions for the relevant years is shown in the table. Merton and Sutton Health Authority and Wandsworth Health Authority and merged on 1 April 1994 to form Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth Health Authority.
Income and expenditure position 1993–94 Merton and Sutton District Health Authority (77,000) Wandsworth District Health Authority 2,093,000 1994–95 Merton Sutton and Wandsworth District Health Authority 7,836,000 1995–96 Merton Sutton and Wandsworth District Health Authority (8,449,000)