§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list those hospitals which have been closed in Wales in the past five years, indicating how many of these have been sold and if the relevant health authorities have been entitled to retain for use within their areas, the money raised by such sales. [35586]
§ Mr. Win GriffithsThe following list names 21 hospitals which were closed between March 1993 and 31 March 1997. Statistics for 1998 are not yet available.
243WFourteen have been sold and conditional offers have been made for four others. Health bodies were allowed to retain all or part of the sale receipts in eight cases.
Hospital Health Authority Sold? Money Retained Llwyn View North Wales no n/a Druid North Wales no n/a Garth Angharad North Wales yes no Pontypool and District Gwent no n/a Energlyn Bro Taf yes yes Coed Du North Wales yes no St. David's (Brecon) Dyfed Powys yes yes Mount Pleasant (Swansea) lechyd Morgannwg yes yes Mount Pleasant (Gwent) Gwent yes yes (part) Allt-yr-yn Gwent yes no Pare Bro Taf yes yes St. Lawrence Gwent yes yes (part) St. David's (North Wales) North Wales no n/a Broughton North Wales yes no Barry Community Bro Taf yes no Pen-y-Fai Bro Taf yes no North Wales North Wales no n/a Valley North Wales no n/a Pen-y-Fal Gwent no n/a Brynhyfryd Dyfed Powys yes yes (part) Llynfi lechyd Morgannwg yes yes