§ 22. Mr. Wingfield Digbyasked the Minister of Health what allocation has been made to the West Dorset Hospital Group for improvements in the present financial year; and what were the allocations in the three preceding years.
§ Mr. Snow£29,000 in the current financial year; £67,000, £88,000 and £106,000 in the three preceding years.
§ Mr. Wingfield DigbyIs the Parliamentary Secretary aware that in view of the almost indefinite potponement of the new general hospital at Dorchester, these sums are totally inadequate?
§ Mr. SnowI am not altogether sure that the hon. Gentleman should be quite so dogmatic. This year's allocation of £29,000 is being spent at Dorchester County Hospital to complete a substantial programme of improvements, started several years ago, and at various other hospitals within this area three has been a very great deal of improvement of facilities carried out within the last three years.