§ Mr. Hicksasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the number of general practitioner obstetric beds provided at the Freedom Fields Hospital, Plymouth, the Alexandra Maternity Home, Devonport, the Devonport Maternity Home, the Old Tree Maternity Home, Launceston, the Tavistock Maternity Home, and the Penrice Hospital, St. Austell, respectively.
§ Mr. AlisonNone, 21, 18, 15, 14 and 24, respectively.
§ Mr. Hicksasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the ratio of general practitioner obstetric beds per head of population for, respectively. England, the area covered by the South West Regional Hospital Board, the area covered by the Plymouth clinical area, and the area covered by the West Cornwall clinical area.
§ Mr. AlisonThe figures are 0.104, 0.235, 0.174 and 0.203 per thousand population.
§ Mr. Hicksasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will give details of the firm proposals to increase the number of general practitioner obstetric beds in any of the hospitals and maternity 23W homes serving the Plymouth clinical area and the West Cornwall clinical area.
§ Mr. AlisonI understand from the South Western Regional Hospital Board that it has no such proposals.