Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS hospital trusts have (a) reported financial deficits in their budget at the end of the 2017-18 financial year and (b) estimated such deficits for future financial years; and if he will publish that information by NHS trust.

NHS Improvement publishes quarterly reports regarding the financial position of National Health Service trusts and foundation trusts. The latest figures on current deficits can be found in the NHS Improvement Quarter 4 performance report via the following link:

https://improvement.nhs.uk/resources/quarterly-performance-nhs-provider-sector-quarter-4-201718/

NHS trusts and foundation trusts will develop their own plans for future financial years which will be collated and validated by NHS Improvement.