§ 28. Mr. Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland the building allocation for Scottish hospitals this year; how this compares with 1952; and how much of this allocation will be spent on essential maintenance.
Commander GalbraithIn each of the two years, just over £1½ million has been allotted for hospital building work and just over £1 million for essential maintenance.
§ Mr. RossIs the hon. and gallant Gentleman aware that about 50 per cent. of the total allocation has been taken up on essential maintenance, but that even so less maintenance is being done in Scottish hospitals than was done before the war? Will he treat it as a matter of urgency that there should be a greater allocation?