§ Mr. Bakerasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many pay beds he estimates will be available in Scotland in 1968, 1971 and 1974.
§ Mr. Ross:I have asked regional hospital boards to review the number of pay beds in their hospitals with the object of bringing the relationship between provision and demand more closely into line with that which obtains for other hospital beds. Proposals have been received and are still being discussed.
§ Mr. Bakerasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many pay beds are currently available in each of the regional hospital board areas of Scotland; and how many were available in 1964 and 1951.
§ Mr. Ross:The information is set out in the table below:
Available Private Pay beds in Scotland Region 1951 1964 1967 Northern 15 14 14 North-Eastern 143 67 64 Eastern 196 115 116 South-Eastern 140 50 50 Western 435 369 327 Scotland 929 615 571