HC Deb 24 January 1994 vol 236 c119W
Mr. Flynn

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the estimated cost of extending remission of national health service charges to disability working allowance claimants.

Dr. Mawhinney

The estimated cost of providing automatic remission of national health service charges for disability working allowance recipients with capital of £8,000 or less from 1 April 1995 is about £1 million in the first year.