HC Deb 11 November 1968 vol 773 c30W
Mr. Webster

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services, (1) if he will publish the revised schedule of hospital building work expected to be commenced by the South-West Regional Board in the financial years 1969–70, 1970–71 and 1971–72;

(2) if he will publish the schedule of work as at February 1967 of hospital building work expected to be begun by the South-West Regional Board in the financial years 1969–70, 1970–71 and 1971–72.

Mr. Ennals

Schemes which it was hoped to start in the period 1966–67 to 1969–70 are set out in the Hospital Building Programme (Cmnd. 3000), published in 1966. These were prepared on the assumptions given in paragraphs 24 and 25 of that Command Paper.

As regard the period from 1969–70 onwards, I cannot anticipate the next general review of the hospital programme. It is not in any case the practice to publish forward programmes in relation to individual years.