§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services, for each year since 1970 what was the total number of National Health Service amenity beds, the total number of paying patients occupying these beds, the beds' average occupancy rate and the income raised by the use
Amenity Beds Year Authorised amenity beds at 31 December Deaths and discharges of patients occupying amenity beds Average daily occupation of amenity beds Income from amenity beds £ million (financial year beginning 1 April) Gross Adjusted* Adjusted† 1970 3,698 13,595 1,015 0.299 1.302 1.675 1971 3,677 13,056 910 0.281 1.121 1.420 1972 3,600 10,951 881 0.319 1.185 1.478 1973 3,621 9,850 667 0.269 0.906 1.136 1974 3,326 8,602 610 0.308 0.879 0.955 1975 3,209 7,699 508 0.291 0.667 0.701 1976 3,114 8,109 446 0.308 0.612 0.652 1977 2,901 8,602 388 0.281 0.490 0.547 1978 2,915 7,587 370 0.256 0.412 0.455 1979 2,679 7,872 280 0.224 0.356 0.330 1980 2,426 8,020 286 0.239 0.286 0.275 1981 2,504 7,972 246 0.241 0.258 0.257 1982 ‡ ‡ ‡ 0.369 0.369 0.369 * Income after allowing for movement in the retail price index as at September 1982. † Income after allowing for movement in NHS pay and prices as at September 1982. ‡ Not yet available.