§ Mr. Ioan Evansasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will now make a statement about the working party report on rehabilitation services in industrial South Wales.
§ Mr. John MorrisI have now completed my consideration of the report in the light of the comments I have received following consultations with interested bodies. I am arranging for copies of the report to be placed in the Library. I welcome the report as a valuable contribution to the improvement of rehabilitation services in South Wales, though many of its recommendations will require more resources than are at present available.
The report recommended the integration of the Talygarn and Rookwood Hospitals. This recommendation has been widely criticised and I have decided to adopt the alternative proposals of the Mid-Glamorgan and South Glamorgan Health Authorities which would allow each of these special units to retain its separate identity and to develop in support of the appropriate district general hospital.