§ Mr. Goodladasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what forms of transport will be available to people currently treated at Tarporley War Memorial Hospital to alternative places of treatment in the event of the hospital being closed; what is the estimated annual cost of such transport; and by whom it will be borne.
§ Dr. OwenUnless special transport facilities were considered necessary, public transport services would continue as at present. The cost, which would be borne by patients and their visitors, would depend on the future pattern of hospital services, on the patients' places of residence, and on the extent to which they used private transport.