Mr. Ellisasked the Minister of Health what is the estimated cost of new hospitals and the number of people they will service in the period 1960–70 within a reasonable radius of Stoke-on-Trent, Salford, Manchester, Hull, Huddersfield, Sheffield, Hillingdon, Barking, Orsett, Harlow, Poole, Newport, Swansea, and Cardiff.
§ Mr. LoughlinThe estimated cost of schemes expected to be completed in the period 1960–70, which are the whole or part of entirely new hospitals or of the virtual reconstruction of old hospitals, and the population that is expected to be served by such new developments, solely or jointly with other hospitals in the vicinity, are as follows:
Place Estimated Cost (£ million) Population (Thousands) Stoke-on-Trent … 3.8 500 Salford … 0.8 265 Manchester … 4.0 1,000 Hull … 5.6 425 Huddersfield … 7.0 230 Sheffield … 5.7 710 Hillingdon … 4.1 220 Barking … 2.3 250 Orsett … 3.5 120 Harlow … 3.5 80 Poole … 4.8 100 Newport … 2.9* 325 Swansea … 2.7 335 Cardiff … 2.3 460 * Includes the estimated cost of a psychiatric hospital serving a larger population (470,000) than served by other hospitals at Newport.