§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list the number of closures of hospitals for the mentally ill and the mentally handicapped which have been decided since 1979; and in which regions these have taken place.
§ Mr. WhitneyFor mental illness and mental handicap hospitals approved for complete closure between May 1979 and 31 March 1985 I refer the hon. Member to the reply given to her by my right hon. and learned Friend the then Minister of Health on 24 May at columns591–94.
The total number of mental illness and mental handicap hospitals approved for complete closure between 1 April and 30 June, the latest period for which we have information, is three.
Details of the individual hospitals are as follows:
which has been sent to him by the right hon. Member for Manchester, Wythenshawe; what is his policy towards the document; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. HayhoeAll health authorities are required to have contingency plans for maintaining services to patients in the face of threats of industrial action. I 129W understand that this document was prepared for consideration by general managers in the North Western region and the right hon. Member may therefore wish to address his questions to the chairman of the North Western regional health authority.