§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services by how much each district health authority in Nottinghamshire overspent in the last financial year; and what estimate he has of projected overspend in the current year.
§ Mrs. Currie[holding answer 18 December 1987]: The following information is derived from the 1986–87 annual accounts of the district health authorities concerned. This shows the extent to which these districts relied on their accumulated balances to fund their total expenditure:
Health authority Total available funds (excluding balances) Total expenditure Net addition to/(use of) balances Bassetlaw 15,662 15,582 80 Central Nottinghamshire 50,699 51,508 (809) Nottingham 145,631 146,129 (498) The Trent regional health authority is responsible for monitoring its districts' income and expenditure under/ overspending positions and the hon. Member may wish to contact the chairman of that authority who may be able to assist with the information required for the last financial year and the current year.
The Department does not routinely collect over/ underspending information for individual district health authorities. Regular formal monitoring of the income and expenditure position of authorities is, however, to be introduced.