HC Deb 17 July 1974 vol 877 c192W
Mr. Robert Taylor

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the total gross revenue accruing to the National Health Service from private sources for the most recent year for which figures are available; and what is the estimated gross revenue for the current year from the same source assuming that employees in the National Health Service fulfil their obligations under the terms of their employment.

Dr. Owen

The income from charges to patients for prescriptions, dental treatment, spectacles, pay and amenity beds, etc. in 1972–73—latest available figure—was £93 million; it is estimated that the comparable figure for 1974–75 will be £104 million.