HC Deb 03 April 2000 vol 347 cc343-4W
Mr. Gareth R. Thomas

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the level of deficit allocated to(a) NHS trusts and (b) health authorities, and their predecessors where applicable, for 1979 to 1999. [115106]

Mr. Denham

The information requested is given in the table.

Surplus/(deficits) of NHS trusts and health authorities (and predecessors) England 1984–85 to 1998–99
£000
Health authorities 1 (including predecessors) NHS trusts 2
1984–85 (51,778)
1985–86 (76,145)
1986–87 (110,400)
1987–88 (10,756)
1988–89 (48,212)
Surplus/(deficits) of NHS trusts and health authorities (and predecessors) England 1984–85 to 1998–99
£000
Health authorities 1 (including predecessors) NHS trusts 2
1989–90 (237,786)
1990–91 (125,170)
1991–92 57,255 46,065
1992–93 (34,983) 88,445
1993–94 (56,071) 185,608
1994–95 (153,237) 178,678
1995–96 (296,242) 46,097
1996–97 (238,206) (221,488)
1997–98 (7,681) (103,720)
1998–99 18,350 (35,908)

Note:

Changes (in line with best accounting practice) since 1979 in the accounting and financial reporting arrangements for Health Authorities and subsequently NHS trusts mean that comparable information is not available prior to 1984–85. The changes also mean that the figures provided over the period 1984–85 through to 1998–99 are not directly comparable.

Sources:

1 1984–85 to 1995–96—Summarised account of Regional and District Health Authorities and Special Health Authorities for the London Postgraduate Teaching Hospitals

1 1985–86 to 1989–90—Summarised account of Family Practitioner Committees

1 1990–91 to 1995–96—Summarised account of the Family Health Services Authorities

1 1996–97 to 1998–99—Summarised account of the Health Authorities

2 1991–92 to 1998–99—Summarised account of NHS trusts except for 1996–97 which has been adjusted to take account of a change in the financial regime of NHS trusts.