§ Mr. Easthamasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will estimate the cost of building the new Falklands hospital per head of (a) the normal resident population of the Falkland Islands and (b) the total number of people who could use its facilities.
§ Mr. RaisonThe cost of the new hospital will be about £4,500 per head of the civilian population. This figure taken in isolation is misleading, however, because the hospital has been designed to cater for the needs of both the civilian and military communities, and includes such facilities as an operating theatre and intensive care unit. The cost per head of the total number of people who could use its facilities cannot be given because it is the policy not to disclose information about force levels.
§ Mr. Easthamasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether the Falkland Islands Company has been asked to contribute to the cost of the new hospital in Port Stanley.
§ Mr. RaisonNo.