HC Deb 18 November 1954 vol 533 cc62-6W
Mr. K. Robinson

asked the Minister of Health if he will list the developments authorised for each regional hospital board under the Mental Million Scheme for 1954–55, showing the estimated capital cost of each and the amounts expected to be spent in the current financial year.

Mr. Iain Macleod

The following is the information:

Regional Board Hospital Brief Description of Project Value of Work Authorised (Excluding Fees and Unfixed Equipment) Estimated Expenditure, 1954–55
Total for Region Total for Region
£ £ £ £
Newcastle St George's 2 villas for mental patients 46,599 30,000
St Luke's 2 villas for mental patients 49,980 35,000
Prudhoe and Monkton 2 villas for mental defectives 54,545 35,000
Aycliffe 2 villas for mental defectives 49,560 35,000
200,684 135,000
Leeds Westwood Villa for male mental defectives 30,122 15,000
Westwood Villa for female mental defectives 34,295 25,000
Scalebor Park 2 villas for mental patients 56,706 25,000
121,123 65,000
Sheffield Aston Hall 3 villas for mental defectives 93,736 17,000
Grenoside Adaptations to provide additional accommodation for mental defectives 26,931 15,000
St Catherine's, Kingsway Villa for mental defectives 30,332 7,000
(a) Adaptations to provide additional accommodation for mental patients 4,500 5,000*
(b) Occupational therapy hut to release ward accommodation for mental patients 9,680 7,000
165,179 51,000
East Anglian Little Plumstead Hall Villa for mentally defective children 37,924 33,473
Fulbourn Villa for elderly mental patients 31,537 13,928
Lothingland House Adaptations to increase accommodation for mental defectives 71,968 44,518
141,429 91,919
N.W. Metropolitan Bromham Hall Villa for mental defectives 30,864 20,000
N.E. Metropolitan South Ockendon Villa for mental defectives 34,112 14,000
S.E. Metropolitan
S.W. Metropolitan The Manor Adaptations to increase accommodation for mental defectives 1,950 1,950
Horton Opening of further wards for mental patients 4,640 19,790*

Regional Board Hospital Brief Description of Project Value of Work Authorised (Excluding Fees and Unfixed Equipment) Estimated Expenditure, 1954–55
Total for Region Total for Region
S.W. Metropolitan Banstead Adaptations to 2 wards as unit for T.B. mental patients and opening of further ward £ £ £ £
6,944 22,335*
Long Grove Opening of further wards for mental patients 4,250 14,250*
Graylingwell Occupational therapy building to release ward accommodation for mental patients 3,700 3,950*
St. Laurence's, Caterham Adaptations to provide accommodation for T.B. mental defectives 963 963
Park Prewitt Reinstatement of Basingstoke Isolation Hospital for use by mental patients 345 2 875*
St. James', Portsmouth Adaptations to provide Nurses' Training School to release accommodation for mental patients 760 760
Forest Reinstatement of buildings to provide accommodation for mental defectives 19,378 17,050*
42,930 83,923
Oxford Fairmile Admission Unit for mental patients 61,375 70,243*
Littlemore Admission Unit for mental patients 63,693 26,732
St. Crispin 2 villas for mental patients 66,396 42,049
191,464 139,024
Southwestern Bristol Mental Unit for bedridden and aged mental patients 69,733 31,750
Moorhaven Admission Unit for mental patients: 49,830 26,500
Coney Hill Villa for mental patients 43,719 21,100
Barncoose Reconditioning of Hospital Block to provide accommodation for mental defectives 10,000 10,000
173,282 89,350
Wales St. Davids Hospital for physically sick mental patients 126,369 76,000
Birmingham Chelmsley Villa for mental defectives 34,121 15,000
Manchester Mary Dendy Villa for mental defectives 16,884 15,000
Royal Albert 2 villas for mental defectives 57,184 3,000
Swinton 2 dormitory units for mental defectives 29,958 3,000
104,026 21,000
Liverpool Park Adaptations to provide additional accommodation for mental patients 27,377 62,500*
1,392,960 863,716
* Includes cost or part cost of fees and/or unfixed equipment.