§ Mr. Pavittasked the Minister of Health if he will give the total financial content of the hospital building programme as approved in the revision published in April, 1963, the content now proposed in this year's review, and the amount of the decrease for each of the hospital regions and for each of the teaching hospitals.
§ Mr. BarberThe hon. Member's assumption that there has been any reduction in the programme is quite wrong. The financial content has increased by £150 million compared with what was proposed in 1963, and within this the allocation to each regional hospital board has increased. Precise allocations for teaching hospitals are made only when planning is advanced, but the amount assumed for teaching hospitals as a whole has also increased.