§ Mr. Nicholas Edwardsasked the Secretary of State for Wales (1) whether the Welsh Hospital Board, as recommended by its working party, is taking full account of population fluctuations, travelling times and distances, when considering the appointment of paediatricians and the development of children's departments. particularly those in West Wales;
(2) what action has been taken by the Welsh Hospital Board to carry out, in accordance with the interim recommendations of its working party, an urgent upgrading of children's wards which lack specialist staff and appropriate facilities.
§ Mr. Peter ThomasI would refer my hon. Friend to the reply I gave him earlier today.
§ Mr. Nicholas Edwardsasked the Secretary of State for Wales whether the Welsh Hospital Board has received the final report of the working party on Children in Hospital in Wales; and what action it now proposes to take.
§ Mr. Peter ThomasThe Welsh Hospital Board is waiting for the final report.