HC Deb 15 July 1992 vol 211 cc761-2W
Mr. Barry Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is his best estimate of the total capital costs to the NHS in Wales, by health district and in total, arising from(a) the removal of Crown immunity, (b) health and safety requirements for the incineration of infected waste and (c) recommendations to limit ionising radiation exposure to patients; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. David Hunt

District health authorities in Wales have estimated that the capital expenditure needed to meet the cost of work associated with the removal of Crown immunity and the introduction of new requirements for the incineration of infected waste is as follows:

£ million
Powys 1.5
Gwent 4.4
West Glamorgan 4.5
Clwyd 2.1
Mid Glamorgan 4.0
East Dyfed 5.0

£ million
Pembrokeshire NHS Trust 0.7
South Glamorgan 47.0
Gwynedd 3.7
Total 73.0

No figures are available centrally relating to the capital costs of measures to limit the exposure of patients to ionising radiation.

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