HC Deb 10 February 1977 vol 925 cc842-3W
Mr. Patrick Jenkin

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services why the Westminster Hospital Group continued to pay abnormally large telephone bills for nearly a year before investigating its telephone account.

Mr. Ennals

The payments concerned relate to maintenance and upgrading work on the internal telephone system. The Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster Area Health Authority (Teaching) and police are investigating; and it would be premature for me to comment.