§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what considerations led him to stipulate £1 as being the appropriate fee to register as a member of a public benefit corporation. [123577]
§ Mr. HuttonThe Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill requires that a person may not be a member of a public benefit corporation unless he has agreed to pay a sum not exceeding £1. The requirement to agree to make a nominal payment to become a member of a public benefit corporation is not a membership fee but represents a commitment to the national health service foundation trust.
§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what the expected cost is of maintaining a register of members of public benefit corporations. [123578]
§ Mr. HuttonThe costs of maintaining a register of members will vary depending upon the size of the membership of a Public benefit corporation. The new arrangements build on existing arrangements for patient and public involvement—much of the activity is not entirely new and will not therefore generate new costs.