HC Deb 22 June 1973 vol 858 cc228-9W
Mr. Carter-Jones

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if, following the closure of the Old Trafford Limb-Fitting Centre and in the light of the information he has received from the honourable Member for Eccles, he will now consider better transport facilities for patients going to the Limb-Fitting Centre at Withington; if he will consider giving better waiting rooms and elementary catering facilities; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Alison

Warwick Road had to be vacated and the centre was, in any event, unsuitable for its purpose. The new Artificial Limb and Appliance Centre at Withington Hospital represents a great improvement in every way except that, inevitably, it is less conveniently sited for some people just as it is more so for others. I am making inquiries into the individual case the hon. Member has raised with me and I will write to him as soon as possible.