Written question asked by Peter Viggers (Conservative) on Wednesday, 21 July 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 13 September 2004. It was answered by Paul Goggins (Labour) on Monday, 13 September 2004 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he expects enquiries into medical and nursing practices at Gosport War Memorial Hospital to be concluded; how many manhours have been expended by staff at Gosport War Memorial Hospital in responding to enquiries about medical and nursing practices at the hospital.

Answer: Mr. Viggers: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) when he expects inquiries into medical and nursing practices at Gosport War Memorial Hospital to be concluded; [186616] (2) how many man hours have been expended by staff at Gosport War Memorial Hospital in responding to inquiries about medical and nursing practices at the hospital. [186617] Paul Goggins: I can confirm that the investigation by Hampshire Police is ongoing. To date over 90 cases have been examined by a panel of experts and some of these have in turn been identified as requiring more detailed scrutiny. The investigation of the first four of these cases should be concluded by September 2004, but it is likely that the inquiry will stretch into 2005. Every effort has been made to ensure that the families and other interested parties are aware of the timescales involved. Information is not available centrally on the amount of time which hospital staff have used in responding to police inquiries.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 424 c1406-7W;424 c1404-5W; 186616;186617
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Death Hospitals Medical treatments Patients Gosport War Memorial Hospital
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk