§ Mr. David Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether she is satisfied that the Basingstoke District General Hospital is structurally sound and 412W absolutely safe for those who use it and work in it.
§ Dr. OwenThere was movement recently of the tiled roofs of some of the staff residences at Basingstoke Hospital. Safety precautions were taken immediately and remedial work advised by an independent consultant structural engineer is being carried out. The Wessex Regional Health Authority has assured me that it has no reason to believe that the rest of the buildings of the hospital are not structurally sound; or that any of the buildings, including the residences, are not safe for those who use or work in them.