§ Mr. Alex CarlileTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales who in his Department is responsible for monitoring shortfalls in Welsh health authority budgets; and if he will make a statement. [40749]
§ Mr. HagueMy officials in the Welsh Office Health Department are responsible for monitoring the financial position of health authorities in Wales. This is undertaken on a monthly basis through a financial information system, and comprises cash as well as income and expenditure monitoring.