HC Deb 21 July 1988 vol 137 c834W
Mr. Hinchliffe

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services what is his latest estimate for the annual sum contributed to the National Health Service as a result of charitable fund raising.

Mr. Newton

In 1986–87, the latest available year for which information is available, the total income received by health authorities in England from subscriptions, donations and fund raising efforts was £55 million.