§ Mr. David Youngasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what action has been taken to implement the decision he made to concentrate acute services for Bolton at the general hospital, Official Report, 27 January, c. 903.
§ Sir George YoungPlanning is now actively under way on the redevelopment of Bolton general hospital which will concentrate acute services there. I understand that enabling works will be going forward during the current financial year and that the first major new scheme on the site is included in the North-Western regional health authority's capital programme for a start in 1982–83.