§ 102. Mr. H. JONESasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Shipping Controller whether the hospital built at Chepstow in connection with the national shipyards, at a cost of about £100,000, is now empty and derelict; whether such hospital was built by contract; if so, who was the contractor; when was the work commenced; and on what date was the contract signed?
Colonel WILSONThe hospital at Mount Pleasant, Chepstow, has been taken over by the Ministry of Pensions as from 31st May last, for the treatment of neurasthenic and other cases. The building was erected by contract by Messrs. Henry Boot and Sons, and was commenced in December, 1917. The contract was finally signed on 2nd August, 1918