§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will make a statement upon the impending closure of the industry therapy unit for long-stay patients at Parkside hospital, Macclesfield.
§ Sir George YoungThere are no plans to close the unit. During the past three months, however, there has been difficulty in obtaining orders and 60 patients were without work, There are now firm orders which will provide work for six months from January 1981 for 200 patients.