NHS Trusts (Hansard, 5 November 1991)

§ 13. Mr. Bidwell
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what information he has of the financial difficulties being experienced by trust hospitals.

§ Mrs. Virginia Bottomley
All the NHS trusts submit details of their financial performance to the NHS management executive on a quarterly or monthly basis. The returns received to date indicate that all trusts are planning to meet their financial duties this year.

§ Mr. Hinchliffe
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list his estimate of the start-up cost for each of the first and second wave hospital trusts; and which budget has met this cost in each instance.

§ Mr. Dorrell
A sum of £190,000 was allocated for each trust in the first wave and £15,000 towards conveyancing costs. A similar figure will be allocated to the second wave of trusts. This is a top-sliced budget to support expenses arising from the reforms and is a non-recurring revenue addition paid to regions to help cover expenditure incurred by trusts during their shadow running period.

§ Ms. Harman
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many trust boards are without female representation; and if he will list them.

§ Mrs. Virginia Bottomley
None.

§ Ms. Harman
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the female trust chief executives and the trusts they manage.

§ Mrs. Virginia Bottomley
The appointment of the chief executive and other executive directors is a matter for the NHS trust board. The hon. Member may wish to contact the individual NHS trust boards for this information.