§ Mr. Atkinsonasked the Minister of Health (1) how much it would cost to exempt all hospitals from the payment of Selective Employment Tax;
(2) how many, and which, hospitals in London pay Selective Employment Tax on behalf of their staffs.
§ Mr. K. RobinsonThe cost of Selective Employment Tax paid by National Health Service hospitals is expected to be about £32 million in 1968-69, but the expenditure is borne on Votes and thus met from the Consolidated Fund. I have no information about the total cost to non-National Health Service hospitals; private hospitals that are registered charities qualify for repayment of the tax.