§ 107. Miss Hornsby-Smithasked the Minister of Health why in the case, particulars of which have been sent to him, of a child who was admitted to Bromley Hospital as a National Health Service patient, and, though transferred to a private ward, was operated on as a National Health Service patient, the child's parents have had to pay not only the accommodation fee agreed upon but also the fees of the surgeon and the anaesthetist who took part in the operation.
§ Mr. BevanI am sending the hon. Member a copy of the agreement signed by the child's parent which makes it quite clear that the child was admitted as a private patient and that medical fees would be payable.