§ Ms PrimaroloTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans there are in each region to invest in extending or adapting former military hospitals for NHS use; and how much it is planned to spend on each such hospital.
§ Mr. SackvilleThere are currently discussions between the Ministry of Defence and the Department of Health about the future use of one hospital, the Queen Elizabeth military hospital, Woolwich which is due to close by 1998. Further details will be available later this year.