§ Mr. BayleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list each hospital accident and emergency department which restricted access to patients at any time(a) in 1993–94 and (b) in the first three months of 1994–95; and if she will indicate the number of occasions on which access was restricted in each case.
§ Mr. SackvilleInformation on the opening hours of individual accident and emergency departments is not available centrally. Every health authority is required to purchase accident and emergency services which meet the needs of all patients who need these services.