§ Mr. McAllionTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the financial status of each NHS trust in Scotland as at 1 February.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonAs at 31 January, the majority of NHS trusts in Scotland were forecasting that they would meet their financial targets. Of those that were not, only two will not break even on their income and expenditure account. The other trusts are within 1 per cent. of their target rate of return.