§ 40. Mr. Leslie Huckfieldasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he has yet received the report from the Birmingham Regional Hospital Board about private practice at Walsgrave Hospital, Coventry, for which he has asked; and whether he will make a statement.
§ Sir K. JosephYes. I have asked the Regional Hospital Board to convey to the Hospital Management Committee my concern at the failure to observe the statutory requirements, and to be informed of the arrangements that have now been made to ensure that the amount of accommodation authorised for private patients is not exceeded.