HC Deb 21 February 1952 vol 496 c410
26. Major Guy Lloyd

asked the Minister of Health the aggregate sum of money, represented by past and current licences issued by his Department for building, reconstructing, repairing or decorating accommodation for the staffs of regional hospital boards and other administrative sections of the National Health Service.

Mr. Crookshank

The aggregate value of the authorisations or approvals issued by my Department up to the end of 1951 for building works for the provision or adaptation of office accommodation for regional hospital boards, boards of governors, hospital management committees, executive councils, joint pricing committees and the Dental Estimates Board is about £483,000. This includes the value of repairs and redecorations except in the case of the hospital authorities, who do not require authorisation for such work. The value of certain works carried out by the Ministry of Works for hospital authorities at the outset of the Service is not available and so is not included.