HC Deb 04 March 1998 vol 307 cc659-61W
Mr. Moore

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list by(a) health trust and (b) health board the end of year deficits for each year since 1992. [32378]

Mr. Galbraith

The tables show the deficits for health trusts and health boards for each year since 1992:

Year Health trust Retained deficit £000
1992–93 Nil 0
1993–94 Nil 0
1994–95 Victoria Infirmary 5,120
1995–96 Central Scotland Healthcare 726
Victoria Infirmary 4,281
1996–97 Fife Healthcare 1,978
Central Scotland Healthcare 439
Victoria Infirmary 6,044
Year Health board Deficit £000
1992–93 Argyll & Clyde 28
1993–94 Grampian 4
Shetland 11
Western Isles 26
1994–95 Orkney 2
1995–96 Lanarkshire 30
Orkney 8
1996–97 Orkney 1

Mr. Moore

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) what is the forecast(a) annual income, (b) expenditure and (c) operational surplus or deficit at the end of the year of 1997–98 for each NHS health board based on their 1997–98 second quarter returns to the Scottish Health Service Management Executive; and what is the forecast retained surplus or deficit for each health board at the end 1997–98 based on these returns and taking account of (i) profit or loss on fixed assets, (ii) net interests receivable or payable and (iii) public dividend payable; [32379]

(2) what is the forecast (a) annual income, (b) expenditure and (c) operational surplus or deficit at the end of the year of 1997–98 for each NHS health board based on their 1997–98 second quarter returns to the Scottish Health Service Management Executive. [32382]

Mr. Galbraith

Forecasts of annual income, expenditure and operational surplus or deficit, on a cash basis, for Hospital and Community Health Services at 30 September 1997 are as follows:

£000
Health Board Forecast Annual Income Forecast expenditure Forecast Surplus or Deficit
Argyll & Clyde 289,087 288,587 500
Ayrshire & Arran 237,175 237,175 0
Borders 77,183 76,983 200
Dumfries & Galloway 106,381 105,881 500
Fife 213,709 213,709 0
Forth Valley 171,581 171,281 300
Grampian 348,708 347,958 750
Greater Glasgow 677,060 673,060 4,000
Highland 148,980 148,980 0
Lanarkshire 345,597 345,597 0
£000
Health Board Forecast Annual Income Forecast expenditure Forecast Surplus or Deficit
Lothian 512,901 512,901 0
Orkney 15,385 15,385 0
Shetland 20,682 20,682 0
Tayside 303,052 302,802 250
Western Isles 29,778 29,778 0

Profit or loss on fixed assets, net interests receivable or payable and public dividend payable are not applicable to health boards.

Mr. Moore

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the forecast total cost of savings required by each NHS health trust's recovery plans in each of the next three years. [32381]

Mr. Galbraith

The total cost of savings required by each NHS health trust's recovery plan in each of the next three years are:

£000
1998–99 1999–00 2000–01
Victoria Infirmary NHS Trust 1,112 1,722 0
Borders General NHS Trust 674 560 435
Fife Healthcare NHS Trust 632 0 0

Mr. Moore

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) if he will list the forecast(a) amount and (b) percentage level of interest liability at the end of 1997–98 of each NHS health trust in operational deficit at the end of the second quarter; [32383]

(2) if he will list (a) the amount and (b) the percentage level of interest liability for each NHS health trust in operational deficit at the end of the second quarter of 1997–98. [32380]

Mr. Galbraith

The information requested is provided in the table.

Trusts not forecasting to break-even for the year ended 31 March 1998 as at 30 September 1997
Trust Interest liability 1997–98 £000 Percentage of net relevant assets
Argyll and Bute NHS Trust 1,635 4.3
Inverclyde Royal NHS Trust 1,292 3.1
Borders General Hospitals NHS Trust 1,669 4.5
Fife Healthcare NHS Trust 2,339 3.7
Kirkcaldy Acute Hospitals NHS Trust 1,741 3.5
Queen Margaret Hospital NHS Trust 1,949 4.0
Falkirk and District Royal Infirmary NHS Trust 1,431 3.9
Stirling Royal Infirmary NHS Trust 1,765 4.0
Glasgow Royal Infirmary NHS Trust 5,122 5.0
Glasgow Community Mental Health NHS Trust 4,525 4.5
Stobhill NHS Trust 2,194 5.1
Victoria Infirmary NHS Trust 1,577 4.3
West Glasgow Hospitals University
NHS Trust 2,257 2.1
Yorkhill NHS Trust 2,125 3.6
Trusts not forecasting to break-even for the year ended 31 March 1998 as at 30 September 1997
Trust Interest liability 1997–98 £000 Percentage of net relevant assets
Highland Communities NHS Trust 1,945 4.1
Raigmore Hospital NHS Trust 2,249 3.3
Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh NHS Trust 5,223 5.0
Total 41,038

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