Suffolk West Primary Care Trust

HC Deb 07 September 2004 vol 424 cc1097-8W

Mr. Ruffley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the current deficit is of Suffolk West Primary Care Trust; and what it has been in each of the last three years. [187198]

Dr. Ladyman

Suffolk West Primary Care Trust (PCT) overspend against the revenue resource limit (deficit) is shown as follows. It is not possible to provide a separate figure for 2001–02 as the PCT was then part of Suffolk health authority.

	£
Financial position at year end 2002–03	1,581
Financial position for year end 2003–04	4,423
Source:
Audited summarisation schedules of the Suffolk West PCT.

Suffolk West PCT is forecasting to break even at year end 2005.

The audited information in respect of the 2004–05 financial position of all PCTs will be published in their individual annual accounts and will be available centrally in autumn 2005.