HC Deb 18 December 1985 vol 89 cc233-4W
Mr. Meadowcroft

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) if the Yorkshire regional health authority has sent him a copy of the report it has received from the Leeds western district health authority on the conditions at Leeds general infirmary; and if he will make a statement;

(2) if he will make a statement on the state of the fabric at Leeds general infirmary; and if he will make extra resources available to the Yorkshire regional health authority for the improvement of conditions at Leeds general infirmary.

Mr. Whitney

We do not hold any detailed information on conditions at Leeds general infirmary. It is for the regional health authority to allocate resources to its districts in the light of its judgment of competing priorities. The regional health authority is aware of the Leeds western district health authority's aspirations and has proposed a new joint initiative to review the perceived

Cost £ million Completion date
Queens medical centre, Nottingham, phase 2 18.5 August 1980
Queen Mary's, Roehampton, phase 1 3.1 April 1984
Southampton general hospital, phase 5, west ward block 6.4 December 1981

problems and possible means of addressing the issues. I am sure that the district health authority will wish to welcome such an initiative.