§ 43. Mr. Marplesasked the Minister of Health what was the approximate cost of the publicly-owned hospitals and clinics which were completed in 1937 and 1938, including the value of any extensions to such institutions.
§ Mr. BevanI regret that these figures are not available but in each of the financial years in question the capital expenditure of local authorities on hospitals and clinics was in the region of£5 million.