HC Deb 30 January 1996 vol 270 c711W
Dr. Lynne Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will write to the chairs of all health authorities with a psychiatric hospital due to close by the year 2000 to ask for evidence to satisfy him that there are adequate replacement services. [12292]

Mr. Bowis

The national health service executive have already made it clear that no psychiatric hospital should close until appropriate replacement services are in place.