§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what estimate he has made of the current capacity shortfall for cardiac surgery in(a) Wales and (b) that area of Wales currently served by the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff.
§ Mr. RedwoodIn addition to their own resources, health authorities in Wales are fully funded for the target level of cardiac surgery set in 1989. Additional resources are being made available, and new facilities developed, to ensure that the total estimated need in South Wales, which we announced in June last year, can be met by Welsh hospitals. Health authorities in North Wales are fully funded to secure appropriate levels of cardiac services from a number of specialist centres both within and outside Wales.