§ 1. Mr. Parkasked the Minister of Health how many and what percentage of hospitals now provide facilities for mothers to stay with their children who are patients; and what action he is taking to make these facilities more widely available.
§ Mr. LoughlinAt June, 1964, 190 hospitals, or 18 per cent. of hospitals with child patients. A further 284, or 26 per cent., were able to make ad hoc arrangements. All children's wards now being planned will accommodate mothers as recommended in my Department's Building Note.