§ Mr. Hordernasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many hospital beds were available in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. Geoffrey FinsbergThe average daily number of available beds in National Health Service hospitals in England in each of the last five years for which information is available was as follows:
Number 1976 383, 132 1977 375, 926 1978 369, 235 1979 361, 670 1980 355, 979