Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 3:01 pm on 18 December 2018.
Lord O'Shaughnessy
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Health and Social Care
3:01,
18 December 2018
I am grateful to my noble friend for the suggestion. I do not think that now is the time for such a use of public resources, but it is notable that over three-quarters of subscriptions for private medical insurance are paid for by companies as a benefit that they provide to their staff. That is an enlightened approach to looking after the welfare of staff that we want to encourage.