§ Mr. Moonmanasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will now answer the questions raised by the hon. Member for Basildon in the debate on the Liverpool teaching hospitals on 20th April.
§ Mr. MoyleI answered the points which my hon. Friend made in the debate on 20th April but if he has others and will tell me what they are I will write to him about them.—[Vol. 948, c. 748–812.]
§ Mr. Moonmanasked the Secretary of State for Social Services, in the light of the experience with the Royal Liverpool Teaching Hospital, if he will now accept the need for critical path analyses in such projects and the need to ensure much closer scrutiny by Ministers in his Department.
§ Mr. MoyleCritical path analysis is widely used in health service building as an aid to project management. My colleagues and I take a close interest in the progress of hospital building projects.
§ Mr. Moonmanasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will initiate an inquiry into the very substantial overspending incurred on the establishment of the Royal Liverpool Teaching Hospital.
§ Mr. MoyleThe progress of this hospital is constantly reviewed and the causes of over-spending are well known. I see no need for a special inquiry.