§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list the staffing levels of the emergency bed service in each single year since 1980.
§ Mr. John Patten:We do not collect the sort of detailed information centrally which would be required to answer fully the hon. Member's question.
The hon. Member may wish to seek further information from the chairman of the Lewisham and North Southwark health authority, to whose authority the day-to-day running of the service has been delegated.