HC Deb 04 December 1989 vol 163 cc68-9W
Mr. Tredinnick

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many in-patients were treated in Leicestershire health authority area in(a) 1978 and (b) 1988; and if he will make a statement.

Mrs. Virginia Bottomley

In the calendar year 1978, there were 73,521 in-patient cases in Leicestershire health authority. In the financial year 1988–89 the figure was 102,964.