§ Mr. Buchanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will give an assurance that no hospital extension planned in Renfrewshire will be postponed as a result of the Chancellor's statement on 17th December.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellGuidance will soon be issued to hospital authorities on capital expenditure reductions in 1974–75 with the aim of minimising adverse effects on the hospital building programme as a whole. I cannot meanwhile provide information concerning particular areas.