§ Mr. Austin-WalkerTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the legal obstacles to the transfer of services from the Brook hospital to the Queen Elizabeth Military hospital, Woolwich; and if he will make a statement. [35937]
§ Mr. SoamesThere are a number of important contractual issues to be resolved before my Department will be in a position to sell the Queen Elizabeth Military hospital to the Greenwich Healthcare trust. As negotiations are still subject to contract, we regard the specific details of such matters as in confidence between the two parties. Officials from the MOD are, however, in close contact with the Greenwich Healthcare trust, and we are optimistic about reaching an amicable solution on all outstanding issues shortly.