§ Lord James Douglas-Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the number of pay beds in Scotland at present; and what percentage of pay beds in Great Britain this represents.
§ Mr. Harry Ewing234; 5.3 per cent.
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many hospital beds there are at present in Scotland; and what percentage of these are pay beds.
§ Mr. Harry EwingThere were 64,038 hospital beds on 31st March 1975, the most recent date for which figures are available; 0.36 per cent. of these were pay beds.
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what sums have been received by the National Health Service in Scotland in 1970 to 1976 for the pay beds in Scotland, giving figures for each year separately; and what each figure represents as a percentage of the total sum received for pay beds by the National Health Service.
§ Mr. Harry EwingThe information is as follows:
INCOME FROM PAY BEDS Year Scotland Percentage of total NHS income from pay beds £ 1969–70 414,900 4.7 1970–71 398,876 4.3 1971–72 436,367 4.1 1972–73 477,465 3.8 1973–74 527,447 3.6 1974–75 536,749 3.3* * Estimated Figures for 1975–76 are not yet available.