Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the financial position of the NHS trust and foundation trust sector at the end of the current financial year; and if he will make a statement.

The latest position on National Health Service provider deficits can be found in the related Quarter Three performance reports, published on the websites of the NHS Trusts Development Authority and Monitor. These can be found at:

NHS Trusts

http://www.ntda.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Paper-D-Service-and-Financial-Performance-Report-for-December-2014.pdf

Foundation Trusts

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nhs-foundation-trusts-quarterly-performance-report-quarter-3-201415