§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what further delays, if any, are now envisaged for the starting date for the new Macclesfield District General Hospital in view of the recently published paper by the Government imposing cuts in capital expenditure.
§ Dr. OwenThe Mersey Regional Health Authority is currently reviewing its capital programme in the light of the capital allocation for 1976–77 and of the planning assumptions for succeeding years which my right hon. Friend has recently issued.
The starting date for this project depends primarily on the time needed to complete planning.