HC Deb 12 December 1956 vol 562 cc67-8W
Sir J. Hutchison

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he is now in a position to make a statement about the progress of the hospital building programme first announced on 9th February, 1955.

Mr. J. Stuart

Yes. The total provision for capital expenditure on hospital building in Scotland will be increased from its present level of £2.2 million this year to £2.5 million in 1957–58 and to £2.7 million in 1958–59. From these sum approximately £1.3 million will be available to Regional Hospital Boards for their ordinary building programmes. Allotments of £350,000 and £300,000 are being made in the year 1957–58 and 1958–59 respectively for the special programme of plant renewal. The balance of the money will be allocated to further the progress of those major building schemes at present under construction and to begin six new major schemes.

At present work is being carried out on eight schemes, the total estimated cost of which is £3.25 million. These schemes are:

  1. (1) Radiotherapy Institute at the Western General Hospital, Edinburgh.
  2. (2) Neuro-surgical Unit at the Western General Hospital, Edinburgh.
  3. (3) Reconstruction and modernisation of Westgreen Mental Hospital, Dundee (Stage I).
  4. (4) Extension of Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy
  5. (5) New Maternity Hospital at Bellshill, Lanarkshire.
  6. (6) Extension of Ladysbridge Hospital for Mental Defectives at Banff (Stage I).
  7. (7) Extension of Baldovan Institution for Mental Defectives, Dundee (Stage I).
  8. (8) Extension of the Royal Scottish National Institution (for mental defectives), Larbert.

In 1957–58 it is proposed to start three projects with a total estimated cost of £1.01 million. These are:

  1. (1) Extension of the Royal Edinburgh Mental Hospital.
  2. (2) New Hospital in Shetland.
  3. (3) Reconstruction of the Glasgow Victoria Infirmary.

In 1958–59 it is proposed to start three further schemes with a total estimated cost of £.92 million. The schemes are:

  1. (1) Radiotherapy Institute in Glasgow.
  2. (2) Reconstruction and modernisation of Westgreen Mental Hospital, Dundee (Stage II).
  3. (3) New Maternity Hospital in Glasgow.

Planning work is also in hand for other schemes to start in 1959–60 and succeeding years.

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