§ Ms HarmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the total number of acute beds(a) closed in 1995 and (b) opened since 1 January 1996. [10752]
§ Mr. HoramThe information available centrally provides details of the average daily number of available acute beds in each national health service trust. The latest year for which data are available is 1994–95 and this information is published annually in "Bed Availability for England", copies of which are available in the Library. Organisational changes may mean that the data for each trust may not be strictly comparable over time.