§ Mrs. Bainasked the Secretary of State for Scotland when he expects phase one of the replacement building for the Western Infirmary Glasgow, to be opened.
§ Mr. William RossIt is expected that the first patients will be received by the end of January 1976.
§ Mrs. Bainasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what action has so far been taken to reduce the excess lead content in the water in the pipes of phase one of the new Western Infirmary, Glasgow; and which methods have been used in this exercise.
§ Mr. William RossThe water system in phase I of the Western Infirmary has been completely flushed out, the drinking water system has been chemically cleansed and storage tanks relined. The result of these measures to date has been to reduce metal contamination in the water to insignificant levels.