HC Deb 02 November 1970 vol 805 cc650-1
32. Mr. Gower

asked the Secretary of State for Wales what plans he has for sustaining and extending the heart surgery and treatment carried out at Sully Hospital, Glamorgan.

Mr. Gibson-Watt

The Welsh Hospital Board is considering the question of improving facilities for the heart surgery and treatment at present carried out at Sully Hospital, Glamorgan.

Mr. Gower

While thanking my hon. Friend for that reply, may I ask him to take into account the fact that there is some anxiety in Sully because there is a disposition on the part of some associated with the hospital board to restrict this work? Would he take account of the fact that heart patients are often in hospital for a long time and that it is better that they should be in the pleasant surroundings of a place like Sully?

Mr. Gibson-Watt

I appreciate the anxiety of my hon. Friend. What he has said will be borne in mind.