§ Ms PrimaroloTo ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to her answer of 4 February,Official Report, column 976, what percentage of hospitals for each region, special health authority and trust charge for amenity beds; and what price variations exist regionally.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe availability and charges made for amenity beds are matters for local decision. Charges should represent the notional cost of the additional privacy of a single room or small ward.