HC Deb 19 May 1969 vol 784 c4W
Mr. Ron Lewis

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish details of costs to the hospital services in general as a result of accidents during the past three years.

Mr. Crossman

The cost to the hospital service in England of in-patient treatment as a result of accidents on the roads, in the home and elsewhere is estimated at about £40 million a year at present, but more detailed information about costs is not available.