§ Mr. Onslowasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the latest available total of unoccupied beds in hospitals in England and Wales; and how this compares with the position six months and one year previously, respectively.
§ Dr. OwenFollowing are the figures of the average daily number of unoccupied beds during the last three available half-year periods:
1st July 1972 to 31st December 1972 72,237 1st January 1973 to 30th June 1973 80,589 1st July 1973 to 31st December 1973 80,557