§ 50. Mr. Biggs-Davisonasked the Minister of Health what is the value of work on new construction and repairs and maintenance, respectively, done in 1967 by building staffs directly employed 193W by regional hospital boards; and how many are employed in such staffs.
§ Mr. SnowSome 17,500 people were directly employed by Regional Hospital Boards and Hospital Management Committees in 1967 on the maintenance of plant, buildings and grounds and on minor capital works. Separate figures are not centrally available for building maintenance or the proportion of minor capital works carried out by directly employed staff: but expenditure on maintenance, excluding salaries and wages of directly employed staff, was about £20 million. Major capital works are not carried out by such staff.