HC Deb 24 February 2004 vol 418 cc342-3W
20. Mr. Andrew Turner

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the cost of travel and accommodation for(a)patients undergoing tertiary treatment and (b) their relatives or carers. [155737]

Ms Rosie Winterton

Patients eligible under the NHS Low Income Scheme are entitled to full or partial reimbursement of their costs to hospital under the Hospital Travel Cost Scheme. The transport costs of an escort may also be reimbursed, but not the cost of accommodation, or any cost associated with relatives.