HC Deb 18 March 1964 vol 691 c202W
Mr. K. Robinson

asked the Minister of Health how many hospitals provide beds for mothers of children under treatment as in-patients, as recommended by the Platt Report; and what is the total number of such beds.

Mr. Barber

I regret that this information is not available centrally in a statistical form but reports received from Boards in 1960 and 1961 showed that many hospitals were able to admit mothers with their children when specially desirable on medical grounds. I am considering taking a census of children in hospital when hospital authorities would be asked what accommodation they have for mothers with children.