§ 56. Dame Irene Wardasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what capital sum is being made available for the construction of the new hospital in South-East Northumberland, which has been applied for by letter from the Newcastle Regional Hospital Board following their decision to include it in the 1970–71 programme.
§ Dr. John DunwoodyI think there must be some misunderstanding. The Newcastle Regional Hospital Board has not proposed that a start should be made on a new hospital for South-East Northumberland in the 1970–71 programme.