Mr. William O'BrienTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will publish the number of hospital beds available for use in Northern Ireland for each of the years 1991, 1992 and 1993.
§ Mr. AncramThe average number of available beds in Northern Ireland is shown in the table:
1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 Available beds in wards open overnight 13,488 12,600 11,712 Available beds in dedicated day case wards 88 87 141 Total available beds 13,576 12,687 11,853