§ Mr. McQuarrieasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will investigate the reason why persons 255W suffering from senile dementia in the Banff and Buchan constituency are being placed in a mental hospital instead of a normal hospital ward; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. John MacKayDecisions about the hospitals in which patients from Banff and Buchan are treated involve issues of clinical judgment and it would not be appropriate for my right hon. and learned Friend to investigate such matters.