Clause 1 - Meaning of ''NHS body'' and ''qualifying hospital patient''
Community Care (Delayed Discharges etc.) Bill
10:45 am
Ms Jacqui Smith (Minister of State, Department of Health; Redditch, Labour)
I think that I have spelled out the process by which we calculated that £100 million per
full year of the scheme's operation is a reasonable estimate of the likely fines. I have not seen the details of the questions that the hon. Gentleman asked social services departments, and in view of some of his behaviour on Second Reading, I am unsure whether he made it completely clear to social services departments who was telephoning and what he was asking them. However, it is for the hon. Gentleman to explain the basis of his calculation. I have explained the basis on which we made ours.
Mr. Burstow rose—