§ Mr. Wheatleyasked the Secretary of State for Scotland the individual values of the 57 building projects submitted by regional hospital boards in Scotland which have been approved and started; the sums in respect of each individual project to be expended in 1953; the individual projects which will be started during 1953, and the value of each; and the sums in respect of each of these individual projects to be expended in 1953.
§ Mr. J. StuartThe information requested can be summarised as follows:
MAJOR WORK STARTED IN OR BEFORE 1952 AND CONTINUING IN 1953 Value of individual projects No. of projects Total Cost Probable Expenditure in 1953 £ £ Over £200,000 2 448,233 140,000 £150,000–£200,000 — — — £100,000–£150,000 4 433,100 129,400 £50,000–£100,000 9 651,948 195,320 £25,000–£50,000 13 475,762 183,700 £10,000–£25,000 29 466,745 151,387 Total 57 £2,475,788 £799,807 67W
MAJOR WORK WHICH IT IS HOPED WILL START IN 1953 Value of individual projects No. Of Projects Total Cost £ £100,000–£150,000 … 3 323,000 £50,000–£100,000 … 14 876,250 £25,000–£50,000 … 11 382,900 £10,000–£25,000 … 13 176,900 Total … 41 £1,759,050 The figures given are subject to adjustment by the hospital authorities during the year. I am sorry that I am unable at this time to name the individual major projects which will be started during 1953 but about £300,000 will be available to be spent on them during the year.