§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to her answer of 8 March,Official Report, column 165, if she will list by region name and each proposed hospital whose closure was contested by the community health councils since 1988; whether the hospital closed, merged, changed its function or was downsized; and what was the number of beds each hospital had at its closure date.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe details requested are not routinely provided to the Department during the process for dealing with contested closures. The information requested by the hon. Member could be provided only at disproportionate cost.