§ Mr. LidingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the change in costs incurred by NHS trusts and health authorities as a result of the introduction of the climate change levy. [47566]
§ Yvette CooperThe estimated cost of the climate change levy, paid by the national health service on national contracts, is almost £24.5 million inclusive of VAT.
The effects of the climate change levy were designed to be offset by a reduction in the employers' national insurance contributions.