§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the number of section V beds in Scottish hospitals in the years 1963 to 1969, inclusive; and if he will express the section V beds as a percentage of the total bed state for those years.
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§ Mr. Ross:The numbers of beds made available for private patients are as follows:
Date Number of beds Percentage of N.H.S. bed complement 31st march,1963 … 657 1.00 31st march,1964 … 617 0.94 31st march,1965 … 614 0.94 31st march,1966 … 590 0.91 31st march,1967 … 571 0.88 31st march,1968 … 435 0.67 31st march,1969 … 345 0.53