§ 60. Sir J. Maitlandasked the Minister of Health if he is aware that people who live in Horncastle and the surrounding district have no public transport available to enable them to make full use of Louth Hospital, which is their nearest large hospital, and that as a result Lincoln Hospital is becoming increasingly congested while vacancies in Louth Hospital often cannot be taken up; and what action he proposes to take to overcome this distortion in the hospital service.
§ Miss PittI am aware that public transport is infrequent. For a number of reasons Louth hospitals have been underoccupied for some years. This will be taken into account in the modernisation of the hospital services in this area.