'Big budget porn film' raises budget of London hospital

It appears that decency is not exactly on the agenda of a London hospital, as the Associated Press reports that one of the building's wards was hired out by a production company wishing to produce a pornographic film using the facility as a set.

In something of an embarrassment for the United Kingdom health system, the movie also ended up bringing in 'substantial income' to the hospital, and managed to raise its budget by a considerable amount. According to the AP:

Speaking in the House of Commons on Monday, Tory MP Penny Mordaunt said: "When I was director of Kensington and Chelsea Council, I discovered that one of our local hospitals was hiring out one of its closed - but fully equipped wards - to a film company to use as a film set.

"To add insult to injury, the movie was a pornographic one. Although I cannot claim to have seen the final picture - as I understand, these things are no longer claimable on parliamentary expenses - it was a big-budget affair and generated substantial income for the hospital.

"I cannot claim to have seen the final picture" - Yeah, that's what they all say.