§ 70 and 71. Mr. Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) whether, in view of the increased and increasing need for additional hospital accommodation in West Fife, he will make an early statement on the provision of a new hospital at Fod, near Dunfermline;
(2) what priority in the provision of hospital accommodation is to be given to West Fife in the next five years.
§ Mr. J. StuartWith improvements now in hand at the two main Dunfermline hospitals, the existing facilities, together with the accommodation available for West Fife patients at Bridge of Earn Hospital, should provide a reasonable service for the area. No further major works are contemplated within the next five years. Suggestions for a new hospital at Fod were under consideration several years ago, but with so many other major projects of high priority I am afraid I cannot hold out any prospect that this scheme can be carried out in the foreseeable future.