§ 105. Mr. Christopher Priceasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how much money is spent on food per patient at St. Margaret's Hospital, Great Barr; and what is the average for all hospitals in the region.
§ Mr. CrossmanThe weekly costs of food per person fed, both patients and staff, were as follows:
1967–68 1968–69 £ s. d. £ s. d. St. Margaret's Hospital 1 6 2 1 6 2 All hospitals in the Region 1 11 3 1 11 8 (provisional) All hospitals for the mentally subnormal in the Region 1 5 7 Not yet available Separate figures of food costs per patient are not available.
§ 106. Mr. Christopher Priceasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what sum he estimates will be necessary to bring the heating system up to a satisfactory standard at St. Margaret's Hospital, Great Barr; and whether he will instruct the Regional Hospital Board to carry out this expenditure before next winter.
§ Mr. CrossmanThe total cost of the scheme proposed has not yet been calculated accurately but would be of the order of several hundred thousand pounds: the first stage planned by the regional hospital board would cost about £60,000. It is for the board to determine conflicting priorities within its available resources.