To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the budget for the North East Ambulance Service (a) is in 2006-07 and (b) is expected to be in 2007-08. (112276)

The information requested, in relation to budgets for national health service trusts, is not available centrally. The Department is able to take total income from the organisations' audited accounts, which can be used as a proxy for budget. However, 2006-07 income figures will not be available until autumn 2007 and 2007-08 data will not be available until autumn of 2008.