§ 10 and 11. Colonel Stoddart-Scottasked the Minister of Health (1) how many of the 191 rooms in the Queen's Hotel, Harrogate, were being used by the Leeds Regional Hospital Board on 1st November; how many occupied as a nurses home, and how many are in use as a preliminary nurses training school; and for what purpose the rest of the accommodation is to be used; and
(2) if the Leeds Regional Hospital Board have yet sold any of the £30,000 worth of carpets and hotel furnishings which they bought on removing their office from Leeds to the Queen's Hotel, Harrogate.
§ Mr. CrookshankThe Regional Hospital Board use 73 rooms. The principal sister tutor is using two rooms earmarked for the Preliminary Nurses Training School. No other rooms are at present used for the purposes of the school or the nurses home, but 99 are earmarked for these purposes. The remainder are not considered suitable for use as living accommodation and will serve as stores. Carpets and furniture have not been sold, until it is known what will be surplus.
§ Colonel Stoddart-ScottIf there is a ceiling on the health services and, therefore, the money spent on administration cannot be spent on hospital services, would the Minister see that this Board, who have more than 100 rooms in excess of those they require and are paying rent for them, are moved to accommodation which is suitable to them and which they can entirely use, instead of paying rent for accommodation they cannot use?
§ Mr. CrookshankI fully realise the interest my hon. and gallant Friend takes in this matter and will be very glad to discuss it with him.