HC Deb 28 February 1997 vol 291 c446W
Mr. Lidington

To 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. Horam

The 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. Lidington

To 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. Malone

All 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.