§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he will make a statement about the recent meeting between the Minister for Health, the right hon. Member for Braintree (Mr. Newton) and consultants from St. Peter's hospital, Henrietta street, London WC2.
§ Mr. NewtonOn 26 May I met representatives of the St. Peter's group of hospitals, with the general manager of North East Thames regional health authority, about proposals by Bloomsbury health authority to relocate the hospitals in the group on the site of the Middlesex hospital.
In the light of the concerns expressed, we have asked regional officers to satisfy us that the proposed timetable for the relocation of St. Peter's hospital is feasible. At the 594W same time we wish all those concerned to complete as soon as possible the details of the plans for the St. Peter's group as a whole to move on to the site of the Middlesex hospital, while maintaining the group's identity and corporate spirit, and ensuring that it continues to flourish as a national and international centre of excellence in urology and nephrology.