§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish a table indicating (a) the number of private beds within National Health Service hospitals in each area health authority in Wales, (b) the percentage occupancy of these beds, respectively, and (c) the annual income to each health authority from charges made for boarding costs for their private beds.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsThe information requested is as follows:
on patients waiting lists within the National Health Service in Wales arising from the growth of private practice by consultants in Wales.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsNo. The tiny proportion of patients treated privately in National Health Service hospitals cannot have more than a minimal effect on patient wailing lists.