HC Deb 26 October 1976 vol 918 c128W
70. Mr. Lipton

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what action he will take following the auditor's report that £4,020 was charged to public funds, of which the assessed extra costs were £2,663, for keeping cats on premises of the National Hospital for Nervous Diseases by a member of the nursing staff during the period from August 1971 to March 1976.

Mr. Moyle

I am informed that the Board of Governors of the National Hospital for Nervous Diseases has taken serious note of the report of the Department's auditors, and is considering the steps to be taken to recover the appropriate amount.