Orders of the Day — National Health Service (Contributions)

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 1 May 1957.

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Photo of Sir Keith Joseph Sir Keith Joseph , Leeds North East 12:00, 1 May 1957

I have been following the hon. Lady's argument closely, and I see her difficulty in escaping the fact that the Labour Government established a contribution which exceeded, as a proportion of the cost of the National Health Service, the combination of the contribution now suggested and the prescription and all other charges which have been made. The question which, I am sure, the Committee would like the hon. Lady to answer is: where would she look to find the £40 million? Is it to come from raising charges, or is it to come from the raising of direct or indirect taxation?