§ Lady Olga MaitlandTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans he has to privatise spare bed capacity at the Princess Mary's hospital, Sovereign base, Cyprus.
§ Mr. HanleyThere are no plans to privatise any beds at the Princess Mary's RAF hospital, Akrotiri. The hospital has a defined service role in peacetime and war. Civilian patients are already admitted there for treatment, subject to available bed space, on a repayment basis. This widens the case mix and the professional training and experience of service doctors.
§ Lady Olga MaitlandTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans he has to provide medical equipment at the Princess Mary's hospital comparable to that in NHS hospitals in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. HanleyThe Princess Mary's RAF hospital, Akrotiri, is already sufficiently equipped for its peacetime role.