HC Deb 16 February 1987 vol 110 cc500-1W
Mr. Dobson

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services when he last upheld the objection of a community health council to the closure of a hospital since 1979; and if he will list those occasions by year and region.

Mrs. Currie

Most proposed closures or changes of use of hospitals are agreed locally with the support of the community health council. Where a proposal is referred to my right hon. Friend he considers all the circumstances, the views of the local community health council and other comments received, in reaching a decision. The table lists those proposals for the closure of whole hospitals, which have been referred to Ministers in this Department since 1979, and have not been accepted.

Region Hospital
1979
North East Thames Elizabeth Garret Anderson
East Anglian Bowthorpe
1980
West Midlands Rugely District
South West Thames Henderson
1981
Wessex Barton on Sea Maternity
Mersey Royal Liverpool Childrens Heswell Branch
1982 None

Region Hospital
1983
North West Thames St. Johns
1984
Yorkshire Shipley
1985 None
1986 (to August) None

Hospital and community health services capital expenditure
£ million
Year Cash 1985–86 prices (as measured by gross domestic product deflator)
gross net gross net
1974–75 243.1 234.8 822.2 794.2
1975–76 316.3 314.4 851.3 846.2
1976–77 341.1 338.6 811.1 805.1
1977–78 319.2 314.7 666.4 657.0
1978–79 363.8 356.0 686.3 671.5
1979–80 405.6 395.3 654.7 638.1
1980–81 556.3 540.5 756.9 735.4
1981–82 670.4 650.4 830.3 805.5
1982–83 691.4 672.5 798.6 776.7
1983–84 714.6 681.7 789.9 753.5
1984–85 805.3 754.6 853.6 799.9
1985–86 883.1 797.9 883.1 797.9

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