§ 81. Mr. Byersasked the Minister of Health if he will now make a statement on the future of Alcester House, Shaftesbury, about which the hon. Member for North Dorset wrote to him on 26th September, and give an assurance that this home for old people will not be closed down.
§ Mr. BevanAlcester House is old and antiquated. Neither the Dorset County Council nor the Regional Hospital Board think it suitable for the accommodation of aged and infirm or sick persons, and I share this opinion. Both are doing their best to meet the convenience of residents or patients and their friends or relatives in moving them elsewhere.