To ask the Secretary of State for Health what forecast she has made of the out-turn against planned expenditure of the NHS South East Coast strategic health authority at the end of financial year 2006-07. (93276)

National health service organisations have a statutory duty to deliver a balanced budget and the responsibility for ensuring that this happens rests with NHS South East Coast. The 2006-07 quarter 1 forecast out-turn position for the total SHA economy for the NHS South East Coast shows a deficit of £94 million.