§ 51. Mr. Danceasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he will give an assurance that any plans for improving hospitals for the mentally sub-normal in the region will be in addition to and not at the expense of the provision of the new District General Hospital for Redditch.
§ Mr. CrossmanThe new district general hospital for Redditch is not due to start for some years yet so I cannot say whether it will be affected by improvements to services for the mentally handicapped.