§ Dr. Richard TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the financial deficit for the Worcestershire health authority at its dissolution on 1 April, and how this was divided between the primary care trusts that took over its commissioning role. [76243]
§ Mr. LammyWorcestershire health authority had a financial deficit of £2,200,000 at its dissolution on 31 March 2002.
The three primary care trusts (PCTs) in Worcestershire, Redditch and Bromsgrove PCT, South Worcestershire PCT and Wyre Forest PCT, have agreed to divide the £2,200,000 as follows:
£000 Redditch and Bromsgrove PCT 711 South Worcestershire PCT 1,286 Wyre Forest PCT 203 2,200