HC Deb 29 April 2002 vol 384 c631W
Tim Loughton

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the answer given to the hon. Member for North-East Hertfordshire (Mr. Heald) on 26 March 2001,Official Report, column 945W, on NHS finance, when he will publish the annual audited accounts for NHS trusts, health authorities and PCTs. [53299]

Mr. Hutton

Individual national health service bodies are required to publish their own accounts so that they are available in advance of the public meeting which should be held on 30 September.

Provisional 2001–02 data will normally be available once validation checks have been completed by the Department in November. 2002.