asked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether she will make a statement on the future of Cranleigh Hospital bearing in mind the guidelines issued by her Department—Health Service Circular (IS) 75, issued August 1974—on the development of community hospitals.

As far as I am aware, no formal case has been made for the use of Cranleigh as a community hospital. No decision about its future is currently contemplated, nor will any be taken prior to full consultation with the regional health authority, Surrey Area Health Authority, the South West Surrey district and its community health council, and other interested organisations.