HC Deb 27 June 1972 vol 839 cc295-6W
51. Sir R. Thompson

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will now authorise a public inquiry to determine the site of the new Croydon General Hospital.

Sir K. Joseph

The site preferred by the South West Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board for a new district general hospital to serve the Croydon area is at Shirley. This site is currently the subject of an appeal by its owners, Lambeth Borough Council, against the local planning authority's refusal of planning permission to develop it for housing. I understand that my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Environment is arranging for a public inquiry into that appeal.