§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the likely range of costs of(a) building and (b) maintaining the membership base of an NHS foundation trust. [138559]
§ Mr. HuttonThe costs associated with a membership base for a National Health Service foundation trust will depend on a number of factors, including the size of membership. Experience of other membership organisations suggested that the cost of establishing and maintaining a membership base of 5,000 people is likely to be approximately £2.25 per member per annum, although these costs will be lower the larger the membership.