HC Deb 06 May 1965 vol 711 c215W
Mr. Wallace

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many hutted hospitals are still in use in Scotland; and where they are located.

Mr. Ross

There are 14 hospitals in Scotland in which the patients are accommodated in single-storey buildings envisaged originally as having only a limited life, located as follows:

  • Ayr.
  • Brechin, Angus.
  • Bridge of Earn, Perthshire.
  • Broxburn, West Lothian.
  • Carluke, Lanarkshire.
  • Galashiels, Selkirkshire.
  • Golspie, Sutherland.
  • Inverness.
  • Invergordon, Ross-shire.
  • Killearn, Stirlingshire.
  • Mauchline, Ayrshire.
  • Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire.
  • Stranraer, Wigtownshire.
  • Torphins, Aberdeenshire.

About a dozen other hospitals have substantial proportions of their beds in similar buildings.

The single-storey buildings are of various types, and many of them are considered to be of satisfactory structural quality and not to require early replacement.

Mr. Wallace

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many hospitals are scheduled for 100 per cent, replacement; and if he will supply a list.

Mr. Ross

Until I have completed my review of the hospital building programme I cannot give a comprehensive list of hospitals to be replaced.

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