§ Mr. Gallacherasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many new hospitals have been approved in Scotland since the end of the war; on how many is work in progress; how many have been completed; and when it is expected that the remainder will be completed.
§ Mr. WoodburnOne new hospital has been approved since the end of the war. This is a maternity hospital at Hawkhead, Paisley, which will provide 100 beds. I hope that work will start very shortly and
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§ Mr. KeyPrices vary according to locality and the cost per house varies, in addition, according to type of construction and specification. The following figures must therefore be regarded as lying within a wide range of variation.
that the hospital will be completed in about four years' time. In addition, some large houses and other suitable premises have been converted or are being converted into hospitals or annexes to existing hospitals.
§ Mr. Gallacherasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many new maternity beds were supplied in Scottish hospitals in 1945, 1946 and 1947, respectively.
§ Mr. WoodburnThe number of new maternity beds provided in hospitals in Scotland during 1945, 1946 and 1947, was 46, 168 and 86, respectively.
§ Mr. Gallacherasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many new T.B. beds were supplied in Scottish hospitals in 1945, 1946 and 1947, respectively.
§ Mr. WoodburnNo new buildings have been provided in the year referred to, but in 1947 300 more beds were brought into use in existing hospitals.