§ Mr. Butcherasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many hospital beds are available in the National Health Service currently compared with 1974 and 1970.
§ Sir George YoungThe average daily number of beds available in National Health Service hospitals in England in 1978, the latest date for which figures are available, was 369,235 compared with 396,235 in 1974 and 423,621 in 1970.