HC Deb 24 July 1978 vol 954 cc585-6W
Mrs. Winifred Ewing

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will take steps to introduce a scheme to ensure that hardship is not caused to families by the need to incur travelling expenses to and from hospitals for treatment or courses of treatment and to cover in a scheme reimbursement.

Mr. Harry Ewing

The National Health Service (Expenses in Attending Hospitals) (Scotland) Regulations 1974 provide that travelling expenses necessarily incurred by patients in attending hospital may be paid by the Health Service where payment of the expenses by the patient would cause hardship.