§ Mr. Eggarasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list all the nationalised industries, non-governmental organisations and agencies for which his Department either has responsibility or provides funding, as well as those sections of his Department, which provide services to the general public or to private organisations; and if he will indicate separately those which at present (a) charge no fees, (b) charge fees which do not fully cover the costs of providing those services, (c) charge fees which exactly cover the costs of providing those services and (d) charge fees which more than cover the costs of providing those services.
§ Mr. Kenneth Clarke[pursuant to his reply, 6 February 1985, c. 607–8]: The tables list, in relation to the four categories identified, the organisations, agencies and parts of our Department which provide services (table one) to the general public or (table two) to private organisations.
In most instances an entry is appropriate under more than one column in respect of different services provided by the body in question or because a particular service may be provided free or in return for payment.
Table One: Services to Individuals (a) (b) (c) (d) Body or Bodies No fees charged Less than full costs Full costs exactly recovered Greater than full costs recovered Health authorities × × × Family practitioner services × × × Welfare Foods × × Youth Treatment Centres × Local authority personal social services × × Polish hostels and resettlement centres × Artificial Limb and Applicance Centres
Table Two: Private Organisations (a) (b) (c) (d) Body or Bodies No fees charged Less than full costs Full costs exactly recovered Greater than full costs recovered Health authorities × × Public Health Laboratory Service × × × National Radiological Protection Board × × National Biological Standards Board ×