§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what estimate he has made of(a) the financial position of Welsh health authorities and trusts at the end of the third quarter of the financial year 1996–97 (b) the number of (i) authorities and (ii) trusts expected to be in deficit at the year end; and if he will make a statement on the arrangements for year end carrying over of deficits. [13057]
§ Mr. HagueHealth authorities are required to ensure that spending is contained within notified cash limits for the financial year. The table illustrates the health authority reported spend at the end of December against the latest notified cash limits for revenue, capital and GP expenses.
The third quarter trust monitoring returns are in the process of being validated and I shall write to the hon. Member with this information in due course.
As health authorities deal with cash figures the carrying over of deficits is not applicable.
All figures in £ millions Health authority Latest notified allocation Reported spend at end December North Wales 385.467 288.079 Dyfed Powys 300.088 218.545 Morgannwg 306.191 228.909 Bro Taf 448.235 337.339 Gwent 314.477 225.177