Mr. Bob Brownasked the Minister of Health if he will give the comparative figures of the percentage of pay-beds in hospitals of the Northern Region and in South-East England, the rest of England, England and Wales, England, Wales and Scotland, and the whole country, respectively, at the latest available date.
§ Mr. K. RobinsonThe following is the information requested:
Proportion of pay-beds now authorised to total number of hospital beds Per cent. Hospitals of the Northern Region 0.68 South-East England 1.13 Rest of England 0.90 England and Wales 0.94 England, Wales and Scotland 0.93 England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland 0.97
Mr. Bob Brownasked the Minister of Health if he will give the comparative figures of the percentage of pay-beds in Newcastle-upon-Tyne hospitals and in south-east England, the rest of England, England and Wales, England, Wales and Scotland, and the whole country, respectively, at the latest available date.
§ Mr. K. RobinsonThe following is the information requested:
Proportion of pay-beds now authorised to total number of hospital beds Per cent. Newcastle-upon-Tyne hospital 2.08 South-East England 1.13 Rest of England 0.86 England and Wales 0.94 England, Wales and Scotland 0.93 England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland 0.97