§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many NHS trusts ran financial deficits; and what the aggregate amount of the deficits was, in financial year 2001–02. [84591]
§ Mr. Hutton[holding answer 2 December 2002]: 50 national health services trusts reported an income and expenditure account deficit in their 2001–02 annual accounts. These 50 deficits aggregate to £69,328,000.