§ 13. Sir Raymond Gowerasked the Secretary of State for Wales on which hospitals in South Glamorgan there has been significant capital expenditure during the past three years; what sums of money have been spent in each case; and in which cases no use is now being made of the hospitals in question.
§ Mr. RowlandsSums in excess of £¼ million have been spent at the University Hospital of Wales, Whitchurch Hospital, the Cardiff Royal Infirmary and Llandough Hospital. I am circulating details in the OFFICIAL REPORT. All these hospitals are fully in use.
§ Sir R. GowerIn addition to those he has listed, does not the Minister realise that considerable sums were spent a few 18 years ago at Sully on improved surgery and on nurses' homes and that the hospital was subsequently downgraded? Does he realise that there was considerable expenditure a year or two ago at Glossop Maternity Hospital in Cardiff in order to convert a whole floor to a different purpose, and that it has not been used at all? At a time when the hospital service is pressed for money, is not this a strange way of conducting its affairs?
§ Mr. RowlandsThe hon. Member should know better than to make such silly accusations, especially since I have written to him at length about the Cardiff Maternity Hospital. He knows about the problems of fire and flooding which prevented this hospital from being brought into use.
| Following are the details: | ||
| University Hospital of Wales | … | £3,250,000 |
| Whitchurch Hospital | … | £444,000 |
| Cardiff Royal Infirmary | … | £430,000 |
| Llandough Hospital | … | £375,000 |