§ Mr. David Steelasked the Secretary of State for Scotland for how long since acquisition of the site planning has been going on for a health centre at Peebles; and when a start may be expected.
§ Mr. William RossThe site at Hay Lodge, Peebles was acquired in 1951 for hospital building purposes and in March 1971 the South Eastern Regional Hospital Board Planning Committee agreed to a hospital and health centre development on the site. The description of functions and combined schedule of accommodation for both projects were approved in August 1973 but the Borders Health Board is at present carrying out a reappraisal of the hospital content of the scheme. It is not therefore possible at this stage to give a projected date for a start on the site.