§ Mr. Easthamasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will make a statement on the current provision of maternity care in each of the health authorities in the north-west.
§ Mrs. CurrieThe latest available information held centrally on provision for maternity care in districts in the North Western regional health authority is contained in the table.
North Western regional health authority, average daily available beds in the maternity1 sector by district health authority, 1986 District health authority Available beds Occupied beds Percentage occupancy Lancaster 47.6 33.6 70.6 Blackpool, Wyre and Fylde 90.0 67.3 74.8 Preston 93.9 64.8 69.0 Blackburn, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley 123.0 71.5 58.1 Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale 80.3 58.6 73.0 West Lancashire 34.0 35.8 75.9 Chorley and South Ribble 25.9 9.6 37.1 Bolton 108.0 73.0 67.6 Bury 72.4 41.2 56.9 North Manchester 66.4 48.7 73.3 Central Manchester 125.0 87.5 70.0 South Manchester 151.8 84.5 55.7 Oldham 86.5 56.7 65.5 Rochdale 51.4 29.3 57.0 Salford 92.6 63.4 68.5 Stockport 93.7 66.8 71.3 Teeside and Glossop 82.2 59.2 72.0 Traflbrd 41.1 28.8 70.1 Wigan 106.2 63.4 59.7 Total 1,572.0 1,033.7 65.8 1 Obstetrics and GP maternity specialties. If the hon. Member seeks more recent information, or has more detailed local enquiries, he may wish to approach the chairman of the North Western regional health authority.