§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the hospital closures which have been referred to his Department for decision in the last five years, indicating in each case the nature of the organisations objecting, the decision and the date. [21567]
§ Mr. HoramI refer the hon. Member to the reply that my hon. Friend the Minister for Health gave to the right hon. Member for Derby, South (Mrs. Beckett) on 17 May 1995,Official Report, column 279. A list of proposed closures referred to Ministers for the period January 1992 to December 1995 is in the Library and is updated quarterly. These proposals have, except where indicated, been referred following objections by community health councils, but other organisations may also have objected to the proposals.