§ Mrs. Dunwoodyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what has been the income to the National Health Service from (a) nurses' board and lodging fees, (b) doctors' board and lodging fees and (c) board and lodging fees for any other National Health Service staff, in each of the last five financial years.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeInformation in the form requested is not available centrally. Annual accounts submitted to the Department by NHS authorities in England show the following income in total from lodging charges:
£ million 1977–78 17.9 1978–79 20.9 1979–80 22.6 1980–81 25.1 1981–82 26.2 Note:
The Prescription Pricing Authority and Dental Estimates Board have been excluded from the analysis.
§ Mrs. Dunwoodyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what has been the average weekly board and lodging fee and the highest and the lowest board and lodging fee, for nurses in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeThe charges agreed by the Nurses and Midwives Whitley Council were as follows:
Weekly lodging charge Year Maximum Average* Minimum £ £ £ 1978–79 15.02 5.38 5.12 1979–80 16.34 5.84 5.56 1980–81 18.46 6.62 6.30 †1981–82 18.87 7.04 6.69 ‡1982–84 30.28 9.07 8.65 Notes: * An estimate weighted to take account of the distribution of nurses among the different scales of accommodation, the great majority of whom are students who pay the minimum charge. † In 1981 the council agreed that new charges related to the full cost of providing the accommodation should be phased in over a four-year period. ‡ Increased charges implemented from 1 October 1982 until 31 March 1984.