§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will give, for each year since 1979 and for each health and social services board, the total number of beds in National Health Service hospitals.
Health and social services board 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 Northern 2,454 2,473 2,486 * 2,518 2,478 Southern 2,661 2,607 2,596 * 2,607 2,606 Eastern 8,730 8,769 8,801 * 8,753 8,585 Western 3,280 3,212 3,141 3,132 3,100 3,049 All boards 17,125 17,061 17,024 * 16,978 16,718 * Not available due to industrial action.