§ Mr. Geraint DaviesTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what plans she has for the future organisation of the Forest Service of the Department of Agriculture. [14838]
§ Majorie MowlamAs my colleague the Minister with responsibility for this matter, Lord Dubs, announced in another place on 16 October in reply to a question from baroness Nicol,Official Report, House of Lords, column 200, following consideration of a Prior Options Study, which was announced to Parliament on 7 March 1995, the Government have decided that the Forest Service should become a Next Steps Agency and that preparations should proceed with a view to agentisation with effect from 1 April 1998.
Retained deficits of HPSS boards Northern Ireland 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 Board Deficit (£ million) Percentage of budget Deficit (£ million) Percentage of budget Deficit (£ million) Percentage of budget EHSSB 1.986 0.37 — — 5.15 0.95 SHSSB — — 1.582 0.62 5.2 0.2 WHSSB 1.139 0.53 2.653 1.16 1.02 0.44 NHSSB recorded a surplus in each of the three years.
§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the(a) actual deficits and (b) projected deficits of each health trust as a percentage of their budgets for the last three years. [14271]
Retained deficits of HSS trusts (Northern Ireland) 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 Trust Deficit (£ million) Percentage of income Deficit (£ million) Percentage of turnover Deficit (£million) Percentage of turnover BCH 0.997 1.22 0.586 0.69 2.406 2.66 CAH 0.191 0.45 0.344 0.76 1.288 2.82 Northern Ireland Ambulance Service 0.086 1.22 — — 0.01 0.05 UNDAH 1.014 1.94 0.32 0.56 1.857 3.21 RGH — — — — 1.225 0.9 Green Park — — 1.118 2.34 0.519 1.04 Mater — — — — 0.007 0.38 Craigavon/Banbridge — — — — 0.088 0.27 Newry/Mourne — — — — 0.25 0.58 North and West Belfast — — — — 0.839 0.99 Causeway — — 0.378 0.8 — — Altnagelvin — — — — 0.109 0.23 Armagh/Dungannon — — — — 0.092 0.16