§ Mrs. Shortasked the Secretary of State for Social Services when the new twin orthopaedic operating theatre suite at New Cross hospital, Wolverhampton, will be started, where it will be located; and when he expects it will be in use, in view of the long waiting list of three years for outpatients and even longer for inpatients.
§ Dr. VaughanConstruction of the twin orthopaedic operating suite, to be sited in an unused dining room, is expected to start in the autumn of this year and be available by spring next year.