§ Baroness Noakesasked Her Majesty's Government:
(a) which primary care trusts started the current financial year with an underlying shortfall; and (b) in each case what was the amount of the shortfall. [H L6331]
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§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health (Lord Hunt of Kings Heath):This information requested is not collected centrally. All primary care trusts are expected to live within their agreed resource and cash limits.
§ Baroness Noakesasked Her Majesty's Government:
What amounts have been paid to primary care trusts by the National Health Service hank in respect of underlying shortfalls; and what additional amounts have been agreed to be paid during the current financial year; and [HL6332]
What amounts the National Health Service bank has (a) advanced or (b) agreed to advance to National Health Service trusts in the current financial year; and [HL6333]
What is the total amount that the National Health Service bank has (a) advanced or (b) agreed to advance to all National Health Service bodies in the current financial year; and [HL6334]
What terms and conditions as to interest and repayment have been applied to any amounts which have been advanced by the National Health Service bank. [HL6335]
§ Lord Hunt of Kings Heath:The shadow National Health Service bank has made available a total of £100 million to three strategic health authority areas: Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire (£45 million), Surrey and Sussex (£30 million), Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire (£25 million). The terms, conditions and amounts for individual health service bodies is still to be finalised by the strategic health authorities and is subject to delivery of agreed recovery plans.