HC Deb 16 November 1990 vol 180 cc228-9W
Sir Eldon Griffiths

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will take steps to provide facilities to compensate for the reduction in facilities for civilian national health service patients at the Royal Air Force hospital in Ely and to provide the hands on training of Royal Air Force medical personnel at the nearby former Royal Air Force hospital in Newmarket.

Mr. Archie Hamilton

As I have previously announced, the Princess of Wales RAF hospital Ely will close by 31 March 1993. The regional and district health authorities are responsible for the provision of alternative facilities for NHS patients and we will be discussing appropriate arrangements for the rundown period with them. Royal Air Force medical personnel will continue to train in other Royal Air Force hospitals in the United Kingdom and abroad.