Written question asked by David Congdon (Conservative), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 25 February 1997. It was answered by Stephen Dorrell (Conservative) on Tuesday, 25 February 1997 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: What financial arrangements are being made in respect of NHS trusts dissolved on 1st April 1996.

Answer: Mr. Congdon: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what financial arrangements are being made in respect of NHS trusts dissolved on 1 April 1996. [17889] Mr. Dorrell: The national health service trusts dissolved on 1 April 1996 were reconfigured with parts, or all, of other trusts or directly managed units. I propose to create new originating debt for six new trusts equal to the net assets transferred to them and to remit the outstanding originating debt of the dissolved trusts. These operations involve no overall loss to the Exchequer. Her Majesty's Treasury has today presented a minute to the House giving the particulars and circumstances of the proposed remission which it has approved in principle.

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