HC Deb 22 March 1979 vol 964 cc735-6W
Mr. Cartwright

asked the Secretary of State for Defence how many Service men have received in-patient treatment at the Queen Elizabeth military hospital, Woolwich, during each quarter since the hospital opened.

Date of cancellation Project Total project expenditure £million Years over which expenditure spread
1965 HS 681 aircraft 4.0 Not available
1965 P1154 aircraft 21.0 1962–66*
1965 TSR 2 aircraft 178.0 1959–66*
1965 Lightning III auto-attack system 1.4 Not available
1966 Equipments for new aircraft carrier 0.3 Not available
1966 P35 aerial vehicle (hovercraft type) 0.3 Not available
1967 AFVG aircraft 2.5 1965–68*
1967 Chinook helicopter 0.3 1966–68
1968 Optical linescan for Buccaneer Mk. II 1.3 Not available
1968 F111K aircraft 13.5 1966–68
1969 Anglo-Dutch 3D Radar 1.7 Not available
1970 Taildog short range air-to-air missile 0.7 1969–71
1970 Land-based AEW system (FMICW radar) 2.9 Not available
1970 Mallard Communications systems 4.5 1967–71
1970 Deep mobile target for torpedoes 1.3 1965–71

Mr. Robert C. Brown

The numbers of service personnel admitted for in-patient treatment in the Queen Elizabeth military hospital, Woolwich, during each full quarter since it opened are as follows:

Quarter Ending Service Personnel Admitted
30 September 1977 973
31 December 1977 1,084
31 March 1978 1,193
30 June 1978 1,306
30 September 1978 1,244
31 December 1978 1,295

In addition, between 1 July and 31 December 1978 a total of 1,870 Service dependants have been admitted for in-patient treatment at the hospital.

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