§ 68. Mr. Leeasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is his latest information as to the timing of the demolition of Reedyford hospital and the construction of the new community hospital in Nelson.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeThe North Western regional health authority is reviewing its capital building programme and expects to announce its decisions, including that on the proposed Nelson community hospital, before the summer. The authority's current aim is to enable Reedyford hospital to be demolished in 1987, but this may need reconsideration in the light of its decisions on the capital programme.