§ Mr. Pavittasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish in the Official Report the total amount written off in respect of defaulting pay-bed patients by each of the regional health authorities in England since their inception.
§ Mr. MoyleThe accounts submitted to my Department by health authorities do not separately identify the bad debts written off in respect of defaulting pay-bed patients.
§ Mr. Pavittasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish in the Official Report the total amount recovered by legal action from defaulting pay-bed patients by each of the regional health authorities in England since their inception.
§ Mr. MoyleThe accounts submitted to my Department by health authorities do not separately identify pay-bed income recovered as a result of the institution of legal action. However, details of the amount recovered in 1975–76 has been obtained from health authorities. The 791W total amount involved was £170,703. I gave a breakdown by regional health authority in my reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham, Perry Barr (Mr. Rooker) on Thursday 18th November.
§ Mr. Pavittasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish in the Official Report the total amount recovered by legal action from defaulting pay-bed patients by each of the regional hospital boards in England for the 10 years preceding their demise.
§ Mr. MoyleThe accounts submitted to my Department by the former regional hospital boards did not separately identify these amounts.
§ Mr. Pavittasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish in the Official Report the total amount written off in respect of defaulting pay-bed patients by each of the regional hospital boards in England for the 10 years preceding their demise.
§ Mr. MoyleThe accounts submitted to this Department by the former regional hospital boards did not separately identify these amounts.