§ Lord Young of Dartingtonasked Her Majesty's Government:
Which district health authorities: (a) are now levying charges for patients who have come from another district health authority, and (b) are ready to pay charges to other district health authorities for treating patients who cross boundaries into those other district health authorities.
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretray of State, Department of Health and Social Security (Lord Skelmersdale)Information concerning charging arrangements which health authorities may enter into directly with each other by agreement is not available centrally.