§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) what is the age and grade distribution of staff affected by hospital closures which will result from the Flowers report, and if he will give the figures for clinical and non-clinical academic and related staff respectively;
(2) what is the estimated value of buildings that would become vacant when hospitals are closed if the Flowers report is implemented; and whether moneys made from such sales will accrue to the university;
(3) how the calculation of savings of £3 million if the Flowers report is implemented was made; and what is the breakdown of specific savings to be made;
(4) what compensation will be paid to staff whose jobs disappear as a result of hospital closures which result from the Flowers report;
(5) what will be the cost of implementing the Flowers proposals for the reorganisation of medical and dental resources in London.
§ Dr. VaughanThe Flowers working party was set up to consider the future use of resources for medical and dental education within the University of London. Accordingly, at this stage, it is for the university to consider what to do about Lord Flowers' proposals for the medical schools and postgraduate institutes and the consequences for their staff, finances and buildings.
I have no plans at present to close any hospitals as a consequence of the Flowers report. I will be asking the London Advisory Group to advise me on the future pattern of acute hospital services in central London in the light of the decisions of the university on medical education.