§ Mr. Elystan Morganasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he can now state what effect the recently announced public expenditure cuts are likely to have upon hospital building in Wales.
§ Mr. Peter ThomasThe Welsh Hospital Board has reviewed the 1974–75 hospital building programme in the light of the recently announced reductions in public expenditure. The revised programme has been drawn up on the basis that contracts already let may proceed: there should be no deferment of18W schemes having a safety element or necessary to prevent a deterioration in the existing service, and some priority should continue to be given to the improvement of facilities for long-stay patients. As a result of this review the starts of some schemes have had to be postponed for periods of up to 12 months.