§ Mr. BaldryTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will give an estimate for the income generated by each district health authority from commercial activities following the provisions of section 4 of the Health and Medicines Act.
§ Mr. FreemanSection 7 of the Health and Medicines Act 1988 gives health authorities the power to generate additional income.
In the current year, we expect £28 million to be generated by the NHS in England. The average amount generated by each district will be about £140,000.