§ Mr. SoamesTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department on how many occasions in the last five years a judge has made a wasted costs order. [82471]
Trust 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 Halton general hospital NHS Trust 93 90 112 129 68 Warrington hospital NHS Trust 259 224 264 242 240 1Hospital Episodes Statistics: Finished Consultant Episodes for "Stroke" (ICD10 code 160–169)
§ Helen JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many acute stroke beds are available in each hospital in the North Cheshire Hospitals Trust; and how many will be available in each hospital under the trust's plan A Vision for Future Services. [82707]
§ Jacqui Smith:There are currently 24 acute stroke beds at Warrington Hospital. At Halton Hospital, stroke patients are currently admitted to general acute beds as there are no beds dedicated to stroke care. Under the plan outlined in the discussion document, "Vision for Future Services," the 24 acute stroke beds at
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§ Yvette CooperThe Department does not collect information on the making of wasted costs orders centrally. To ask all the courts in England and Wales to provide the information to answer the Question would be at a disproportionate cost.