§ Mr. Hollandasked the Secretary of State for Social Services why the emphasis in plans for new hospital and hostel accommodation for the mentally handicapped in Nottinghamshire is on provision for the less severely handicapped rather than on provision for the more severely disabled for whom the need is greater.
§ Dr. OwenThe plans of the Nottingham Area Health Authority (Teaching) make provision for the needs of the severely mentally handicapped as well as the less severely handicapped. The capital programme for the current financial year proposed for my right hon. Friend's approval includes a start on a major building scheme to provide a unit of 96 beds for doubly handicapped adults at Highbury Hospital.
§ Mr. Hollandasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what facilities will be provided for the severely mentally handicapped and the mentally handicapped with severe physical disabilities in the new residential home to be built on the site of Westdale Hospital, Carlton.
§ Dr. OwenThe hostel is not designed for patients with severe mental and physical handicaps, but for those with less severe handicaps who nevertheless require medical and nursing care.