HC Deb 23 October 1990 vol 178 cc99-100W
Mr. Cousins

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what was the exact date of the conclusion of the explosive propellants and related products agreement between Royal Ordnance and his Department in 1988.

Mr. Archie Hamilton

The Queen Elizabeth military hospital was opened by HM Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother on 1 April 1977. A total of 274 beds are normally available, but this figure is currently subject to alteration due to operational requirements.

Mr. Cartwright

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many(a) service personnel, (b) service dependants and (c) national health service patients have been treated as either (i) in-patients or (ii) out-patients at the Queen Elizabeth military hospital, Woolwich during each of the most recent 10 years for which figures are available.

Mr. Archie Hamilton

The table shows the number of service personnel, dependants and other NHS patients who have been treated as in-patients and out-patients at the Queen Elizabeth military hospital in each of the last 10 years.

Mr. Alan Clark

My noble Friend the Lord Trefgarne and the then chief executive of Royal Ordnance plc signed the agreement on 28 July 1988.