Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children

HC Deb 22 January 1982 vol 16 cc209-10W

Mrs. Renée Short

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services, pursuant to his reply to the hon. Member

	Revenue Cash Limits	Capital Cash Limits
	£ Million	Growth per cent	£ Million
Northern	524.0	2.45	41.9
Yorkshire	584.9	1.95	48.6
Trent	702.4	3.00	55.5
East Anglian	292.1	3.25	27.6
North-West Thames	650.7	0.30	36.7

for Wolverhampton, North-East on 20 November, Official Report c. 263–4, what action is to be taken on the report of the structural engineers on the new wing at the Great Ormond Street hospital for sick children; and if he will make a statement.

Dr. Vaughan

The report of the structural engineers on structural defects in the cardiac unit building at the hospital for sick children was received by the board of governors in December 1981 and by the Department in January 1982. It is a substantial document of 16 volumes, each of around 200 pages, and is at present being studied by professional officers in the Department.

Concurrently the board's project manager and design team—including a new and recently appointed firm of architects—are considering how the proposed remedial works should be carried out and are preparing a revised estimate of their cost in collaboration with the Department.