Written question asked by Lord Campbell-Savours (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 30 July 1997. It was answered by Alan Milburn (Labour) on Wednesday, 30 July 1997 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: What estimate he has made of the incidence of the use of monies from the emergency contingency funds of NHS organisations in closing the deficits by the end of the current financial year; and what restrictions he intends to introduce; what estimate DH has made of the incidence of inter-trust health authority brokerage arrangements for the transfer of cash to meet the cost of closing deficits by the end of the current financial year; and what restriction DH intends to introduce; what estimate DH has made of the incidence of the rescheduling of debt payments by local NHS organisations to regional NHS executive organisations in seeking to meet the cost of closing deficits by the end of the current financial year; and what restriction Dept intends to introduce.

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