§ 29. Mr. K. Robinsonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will adopt the recommendation of the Guillebaud Committee that the Ministry of Health should no longer be required to submit hospital building schemes of less than £100,000 for prior approval by the Treasury.
§ Mr. H. BrookeThis matter is under consideration.
§ Mr. RobinsonIs the right hon. Gentleman aware that this kind of day-to-day direct control by the Treasury on the spending of regional hospital boards is acceptable to no one except the Treasury itself? Will he seriously consider putting an end to this arrangement, which can lead only to delay?
§ Mr. BrookeAs the hon. Gentleman knows, this is one of a number of interesting recommendations made by the Guillebaud Committee, and these are under consideration as a whole.