§ 46. Mr. Masonasked the Minister of Health whether he is aware that the £14,000 scheme which he has approved for much-needed reconstruction of the Mount Vernon Hospital, Barnsley, is being held up because the Sheffield firm 39W of architects, who have been invited by the Sheffield Regional Hospital Board to prepare the plans is engaged on other matters; and, in view of this and of the long waiting list for admission to the hospital, whether he will instruct the Sheffield Regional Hospital Board to approach a Barnsley firm.
§ Mr. Iain MacleodI am informed by the Regional Hospital Board that there has been no undue delay on the part of the firm handling this work, which was allocated to it at the request of the Barnsley Hospital Management Committee, and that working drawings are expected to be completed by the end of the present month.