§ Mr. Clifton-BrownTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what the level of indebtedness of each strategic health authority was in the last year for which figures are available; what assistance the Government is providing to meet(a) capital and (b) revenue expenditure relating to those debts; and what assessment he has made of the effects of historic indebtedness on service delivery in each authority. [124867]
§ Mr. HuttonStrategic health authorities were established in 2002–03. Information from the individual audited accounts of these bodies will be available locally in September and centrally in autumn 2003.