§ Mr. Juddasked the Minister of Health what is the number of health centres now operating in England, Wales and Scotland; and what plans he has to increase this number.
§ Mr. SnowIn England and Wales 44 are already in operation and 32 under construction. Eighteen more have been approved and 38 other are at the advanced planning stage. My right hon. Friend has recently issued a comprehensive circular of guidance on health centres to local health authorities, and present indications are that their revised forecast of 300 by 1976 may be greatly exceeded. Questions about health centres in Scotland are for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Scotland, on whose behalf figures were given in reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Midlothian (Mr. Eadie) on 5th April.—[Vol. 744, c. 229–30.]