HC Deb 05 November 1993 vol 231 cc539-40W
Mr. Alfred Morris

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list for each region(a) named hospital closures from May 1979 to July 1993 and (b) the number and type of beds closed.

Mr. Sackville

This information is not available centrally.

Ms Primarolo

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list the hospitals in London closed each year since 1989.

Dr. Mawhinney

This information is not available centrally.

Ms Primarolo

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list the hospitals closed in each of the last 10 years; and how much capital was generated from each sale.

Mr. Sackville

Detailed information is not available centrally. However, in the last 10 years £1,500 million has been generated by health authorities from the sales of surplus land and property. This money has been reinvested in hospital building contributing to the largest capital programme in the history of the national health service.