§ Mrs. Bainasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many National Health Service beds are available per 1,000 population, in each of the Scottish regional health board areas; and what were the figures for 1970 and 1965.
§ Mr. William Ross:The latest date for which figures are available of the approved bed complements of the then regional hospital boards is March 1974. The figures at that date and in 1970 and 1965 are as follows:
Regional Hospital Board Areas National Health Service beds per 1,000 population 1974 1970 1965 Northern 14 14 13 North-Eastern 13 13 12 Eastern 15 16 16 South-Eastern 11 12 12 Western 12 12 12