HC Deb 22 February 1995 vol 255 c216W
Mr. Redmond

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what charges NHS trusts can levy on(a) in-patients, (b) out-patients and (c) persons admitted following industrial accidents.

Mr. Sackville

National health service hospitals have no power to charge unless there is a specific statutory power to charge for a particular service or item of equipment.