§ Mrs. BeckettTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many hospital NHS beds in each year since 1978, and for each area of Scotland, were available in total and by specialty for(a) acute, (b) intensive care, (c) long-term care (geriatric), (d) maternity (e) paediatric, (f) psychiatric and (g) casualty.
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 13 January 1995]: I am arranging for the information on hospital NHS beds for the years since 1986 together with total numbers of hospital NHS beds for the years between 1978 and 1985 to be sent to the right hon. Member and placed in the Library of the House. Bed numbers for individual specialties are not readily available for the period between 1978 and 1985.