§ Mr. LivseyTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make a statement regarding the future of the Mid-Wales Hospital, Talgarth, Powys, with particular reference to its planned date of closure in April 1999. [31040]
§ Mr. Win GriffithsMy officials are in close touch with Dyfed Powys Health Authority and the Trust about progress on the reprovision of services from Talgarth. There is, as yet, no agreement on a date for the closure of the hospital and we will want to see appropriate alternative provision in place before the closure takes place.