§ Mr. Dewarasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether the proposed 10 per cent. surcharge on Surtax for 1965–66 will apply to the personal representatives of those who died in 1966–67 before it was announced.
§ Mr. CallaghanWhere a taxpayer died on or before 20th July, 1966, I propose that the surcharge shall not apply. I
Numbers of nursing staff Hospital Regional Hospital Board's assessment of nursing staff required National Health Service Agency Whole time Part time Whole time Glebe House … 15 9 7 1 Oxhey Grove … 15 7 8 1 Roxbourne … 31 11 29 — Orme Lodge and Stanmore Cottage … 22 12 10 2 Springbok … 18 1* 1† 7 West Hendon … 59 37 24 2 * Exclude the Matron who is also Matron of Orme Lodge and Stanmore Cottage Hospitals. † In addition 8 part-time unqualified staff assist the nursing staff. 128W
Grade of Staff Cost to Hospital of Agency Staff (Amount paid to staff not known National Health Service Staff Salary Scales Nursing Auxiliaries … £12 11s. 4d.— £16 18s. 10d. p.w. Nursing Auxiliaries Age 18, £365 p.a. Age 19, £390 p.a. Age 20, £420 p.a. Age 21, or over, £520–£645 p.a. Enrolled Nurses … £18 0s. 8d.— £22 8s. 6d. p.w. Enrolled Nurses £595—£755 p.a. Senior Enrolled Nurses £725—£835 p.a. Staff Nurses … £15 10s. 10d.— £20 10s. 0d. p.w. Staff Nurses (S.R.N.) £690—£880 p.a. also propose that in such a case the limit on the liability of the deceased for Surtax for 1966–67 under Section 236 of the Income Tax Act, 1952 (which provides that the Surtax on a person's income for the tax year in which he dies shall not exceed the amount which would have been due if the previous year's Surtax rates had applied for that year) shall be computed by reference to the basis Surtax rates for 1965–66, without the surcharge.