§ 62. Mr. Leslie Huckfieldasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many bad debts resulted from private practice in hospitals in each of the years from 1968 to the present.
§ Sir K. JosephRecords of small bills which remain unpaid are not kept centrally. Those over £100 amounted in England to:
Year Number of Cases Total Value £ 1968–69 18 6,066 1969–70 25 6,851 1970–71 32 7,430