asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what steps she is taking to ensure that there are no redundancies among qualified nurses employed at Rossendale General Hospital.

The Lancashire Area Health Authority is proposing to restrict overtime working, to divert staff to a range of post-basic training courses, and to encourage staff to retire at the normal retirement age.

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services when the psycho-geriatric beds at the Rossendale General Hospital will be brought back into service.

At the end of February.