§ Mr. BlunkettTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many hospitals and trusts have within them a registered charitable body; and if he will make a statement.
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§ Mr. Peter LloydThe Charity Commissioners are currently conducting a review of such bodies for the purpose of updating the register of charities and precise figures are not available at present.
The great majority of NHS trusts are trustees of charitable funds which have been transferred to them from health authorities. There are also 26 groups of special trustees responsible for funds attached to teaching hospitals. In some cases, a single NHS trust may administer as many as 100 different charitable funds.