§ Mr. James A. Dunnasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) if he will make a statement on the cost of new medical equipment for new hospitals in the next financial year;
(2) if he will give the estimated budget for medical equipment in the next financial year, giving category and origin of manufacture.
§ Sir George YoungThe control of equipment costs of new hopitals—other than postgraduate teaching hospitals—is a matter for health authorities, bearing in mind the cost guidelines issued by the Department. As regards budgets for medical equipment, these are decided by NHS authorities within the total sums allocated.