Psychiatric Services (Hansard, 28 April 1995)

§ Mr. Redmond
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many psychiatric beds were available in each health authority in 1979; and how many are currently available. [20686]

§ Mr. Bowis
Figures for 1979 are published in "SH3 National and Regional Summaries (DHSS Hospital Statistics) 1979" and for 1993–94, the latest year available, in "Bed availability for England, financial year 1993–94". Copies are available in the Library. Because of changes in the classifications of beds and health authority boundaries over the period, figures are not strictly comparable.

§ Mr. Redmond
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much of each £1 spent on the psychiatric services is spent on(a) hospital beds and (b) community health services; and if she will make a statement. [20825]

§ Mr. Bowis
Information in the form requested is not available.

§ Mr. Redmond
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what current plans her Department has to fund Mindline; and if she will enter into discussions with MIND to do so. [20687]

§ Mr. Bowis
No such application for funding has been received.

§ Ms Jowell
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many mental health beds per 1,000 population were available in London, Newcastle, Birmingham, Manchester and Liverpool in each year since 1991. [21914]

§ Mr. Bowis
Hospitals in the cities listed do not provide services exclusively for the populations of those cities. The information is not, therefore, available in the form requested.