§ Mr. ViggersTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much was paid by his Department to each of the health trusts in which MDHUs operate for the treatment of military personnel in each of the last three years. [80572]
§ Mr. Doug Henderson[holding answer 13 April 1999]: The amounts, in £ million, paid to the three MDHU host NHS trusts for the treatment of military personnel in each of the last three years are shown in the following table. The sums shown are the net payment, taking into account 719W the abatement of charges for the contribution of military clinical staff serving in the MDHU to the treatment of Service patients.
NHS Trust 1996–97 1997–98 1 1998–99 Plymouth Hospital (Derriford) 1.485 1.381 1.645 Frimley Park Hospital 2.757 3.328 3.652 Peterborough Hospitals 2.036 1.619 1.964 1 The sums shown for 1998–99 are estimates, based on forecast patient numbers for the year made in the light of numbers treated between April and December 1998. The final sums will not he known until patient numbers for the full financial year are available and a contract reconciliation exercise has been carried out. This is likely to take until June.