§ Mr. Onslowasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what were the receipts to public funds in each of the past two years in respect of the medical treatment of traffic casualties under Section 154 and Section 155, respectively, of the Road Traffic Act 1972; what were the administration costs involved in respect of each category in each year; and what estimate she has made of the number of staff wholly or partly involved in administration of these provisions.
§ Dr. OwenIncome under Sections 154 and 155 of the Road Traffic Act 1972 is accounted for as a whole and it is not possible centrally to identify the separate components. For the financial years 1972–73 and 1973–74 respectively, the latest years for which complete information is available, the amounts received at hospitals in England under the combined provisions were £1.199 million and £1.191 million.
No information or estimate is available centrally of the administrative costs of collecting this income or of the numbers of staff so engaged.
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