§ Lord James Douglas-Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) how many of the patients resident abroad who received treatment in National Health Service hospitals from 1960 to 1976 were paid for privately; and how many of them were sponsored by a foreign Government in each year from 1970 to 1976, giving precise figures and percentages for each year;
(2) how many patients resident abroad have received treatment in National Health Service hospitals in each year from 1960 to 1976 and how many of 393W these patients received free treatment in each year from 1960 to 1976.
§ Dr. OwenComprehensive information is not available centrally about the place of residence of private patients in NHS hospitals nor about the numbers sponsored by foreign Governments. The number of hospital patients resident abroad who have received free treatment in NHS hospitals is not known.