§ Mr. LidingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the funding of Buckinghamshire health authority over the last three years. [18229]
§ Mr. HoramThe final cash limits for Buckinghamshire district health authority for the last three years are as follows.
£000 1993–94 190,475 1994–95 196,860 1995–96 202,365
§ Mr. LidingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the reasons for his decision that Buckinghamshire health authority's deficit should be recouped by 31 March 1998 rather than the date originally planned. [18228]
§ Mr. MaloneAll health authorities must remain within their allocated annual cash limit. However, a health authority might report in its accruals accounts a deficit position. In this situation it must agree a recovery plan with the national health service executive regional office to regain financial equilibrium. The plan could be reassessed to take account of changed circumstances.