§ Mr. RuffleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the surplus or deficit in the(a) Suffolk health authority and (b) West Suffolk NHS Trust for health care in each of the financial years (i) 1997–98, (ii) 1998–99 and (iii) 1999–2000. [130742]
§ Mr. DenhamThe surplus and deficit positions for Suffolk health authority and West Suffolk Hospitals National Health Service Trust are shown in the table.
£ Financial year Suffolk health authority West Suffolk Hospitals National Health Service Trust 1997–98 178,000 (deficit) 32,000 (deficit) 1998–99 964,000 (deficit) 28,000 (surplus) 1999–2000 Information will be available when the audited annual accounts are received in the autumn Sources
Suffolk Health Authority Accounts 1997–98 and 1998–99
West Suffolk Hospitals National Health Service trust summarisation schedules 1997–98 and 1998–99