§ Mr. Menzies CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what is the nursing establishment of each of the military hospitals in the United Kingdom; and how many vacancies there are in the establishment, at what grades;
(2) what is the total number of nurses employed in military hospitals in the United Kingdom and at what grades.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonMy noble Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces will write to the hon. Member.
§ Mr. Menzies CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the names and locations of all military hospitals in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonThere are eight service hospitals in the United Kingdom which are located at:
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Name Location Royal Naval Hospital, Haslar Gosport, Hants Royal Naval Hospital, Stonehouse Plymouth Cambridge Military Hospital Aldershot, Hants. Queen Elizabeth Military Hospital Woolwich, London Duchess of Kent Military Hospital Catterick, Yorks. The Princes of Wales (RAF) Hospital, Ely Ely, Cambridgeshire The Princess Mary's RAF Hospital, RAF Halton Halton, Bucks. Princess Alexandra Hospital, RAF Wroughton Wroughton, Wilts.
§ Mr. Menzies CampbellTo ask the Secretary of Stale for Defence how many agency nurses have been employed in military hospitals in the last five years for which information is available; and what were the costs of doing so.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonThe information requested is not held centrally and could not be obtained without disproportionate cost.