HC Deb 12 March 1999 vol 327 cc414-5W
Mr. Syms

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what progress has been made towards eliminating mixed-sexed wards. [76037]

Mr. Hutton

[holding answer 11 March 1999]: The National Health Service Executive is continuing to monitor progress towards achieving this policy objective. A monitoring exercise to establish the latest position throughout the NHS was carried out recently, and we shall publish the results of this exercise shortly.

Last week we unveiled details of a £1.1 billion capital investment to be made in the next financial year in new NHS buildings and equipment. This investment will further work towards the elimination of mixed-sex accommodation.