HC Deb 01 August 1972 vol 842 c85W
Mr. Bradley

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many private operations were performed in National Health Service hospitals in the Leicester area in the last 12 months for which figures are available.

Mr. Alison

Information in the form requested is not readily available. The total number of private in-patients treated in this area during the 12 months to 31st December, 1971, was 1,188.

Mr. Bradley

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many beds are available for private use in hospitals in the Leicester area.

Mr. Alison

Thirty-five.