§ Mr. LivseyTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the estimated surplus or deficit of each health authority in Wales in 1998–99. [74378]
Mr. Jon Owen Jones[pursuant to his reply, 9 March 1999, c. 175]: I regret that two of the figures given in the answer were incorrect. A corrected answer is as follows:
The estimated surplus/(deficit) that health authorities and their Trusts will be incurring in 1998–99 is as follows:
Health authority area £ million Bro Taf (5) Dyfed Powys (13) Gwent — lechyd Morgannwg (2) North Wales (1) Wales (21) Note:
These forecasts are based on health bodies' best estimates of their income and expenditure position, and are subject to audit adjustment. The final position will be reported in their 1998–99 annual accounts, which will be available in audited form at the end of July 1999.
Following the transfer of functions, this issue will become a matter for the National Assembly.