§ Mr. Buckasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if she will now authorise the necessary funds to the North-East Thames Regional Health Authority to enable that authority to seek tenders for the building of a new Colchester general district hospital.
§ Dr. OwenThe start of the new hospital will depend on the priorities of the building programme. This is still under consideration but I hope to be in a position to notify regional health authorities of their firm allocations for 1975–76 shortly.