§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will give for each year since 1970 the total
Private in-patients provision Year Total no. of private patients who may be accommodated Average daily no. of paying patients occupying those beds Average occupancy rate 1973 415 95.44 22.99 1974 415 92.56 22.30 1975 415 70.16 16.91 1976 415 53.55 12.90 1977 415 35.74 8.61 1978 415 25.63 6.17 1979 149 29.83 20.02 1980 149 21.14 14.18 1981 149 20.36 13.66 1982 149 * * * 1982 figures are not yet available due to industrial action.
Private in-patients—income Financial year Cash income £ Revalued to 1982–83 levels (using retail prices index) Revalued to 1982–83 levels (health service pay and prices) £ £ 1973–74 417,016 1,359,238 1,968,522 1974–75 442,533 1,203,010 1,468,008 1975–76 454,188 1,000,968 1,148,377 1976–77 501,113 947,400 1,097,940 1977–78 425,187 731,309 853,101 1978–79 420,509 661,481 765,622 1979–80 541,970 720,116 815,509 1980–81 455,373 535,209 529,116 1981–82 579,933 608,524 618,209 1982–83 789,667 789,667 789,667 1983 figures are not yet available.