§ Ms SquireTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the annual cost of work related to the structure of Victoria Hospital; what was the date of the last full structural survey of the Victoria Hospital; and when it was published. [29148]
§ Mr. GalbraithEstate related expenditure on the Victoria Hospital for the years 1994/95 to 1997/98 is provided. The figures were provided by the Kirkcaldy Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.
£000 Year Capital Revenue 1994–95 2,066 489 1995–96 4,339 582 1996–97 3,161 552 1997–98 1,532 (est) — The last structural survey of Victoria Hospital was carried out in the spring of 1992 and the result was presented at a Strategic Workshop held on 19 and 20 May 1992.
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§ Ms SquireTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the cost of relocating the paediatric and gynaecological services from the Queen Margaret Hospital to the Victoria Hospital. [29149]
§ Mr. GalbraithPaediatric surgery and gynaecology services have not transferred from Queen Margaret Hospital to Victoria Hospital. Services are currently provided at both hospitals.
§ Ms SquireTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what were the costs of dealing with recent flooding at the Victoria Hospital; and what assessment he has made of the likelihood and frequency of future flooding. [29150]
§ Mr. GalbraithThe programme of repairs and replacements carried out at Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy since the flooding on 13/14 August 1997 cost £50,000. Prior to this incident, Kirkcaldy Acute Hospitals NHS Trust and the East of Scotland Water Board had commissioned a programme of work to improve drainage from the hospital site. This was part of a bigger project in the surrounding area which included alterations and improvements to the local sewers. Further design work is presently being undertaken by the Trust and the Water Board to provide storm overflow drains. I understand that the Water Board has indicated that once these further measures are implemented the possibility of future flooding is highly unlikely.