St. David's Hospital, Bangor

HC Deb 11 June 1990 vol 174 cc26-7W

Mr. Wigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales whether Gwynedd health authority will be empowered without reference to his Department to sell St. David's Hospital, Bangor, and to use the proceeds from such a sale at its own discretion.

Mr. Grist

Disposal of St. David's hospital, Bangor is a matter for Gwynedd health authority once it has complied with the conditions set down in the Department's decision letter of 3 March 1989. In the event that the property is then formally declared surplus to health service requirements, the authority may dispose of it without further reference to the Department.

The health authority will be entitled to retain the proceeds from any sale of the hospital land and buildings for the provision of hospital and community health services for which they are responsible under the present procedures relating to disposal of surplus land and buildings.