§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Wales what is the average cost of hospitalization per in-patient week in Wales in (a) teaching hospitals, (b) non-teaching district general hospitals (c) hospitals for the mentally handicapped and (d) hospitals for the mentally ill.
§ Mr. John MorrisFor 1972–73 (a) £137.90; (b) 84.28*; (c) £31.94 (d) £31.43.
* All acute and mainly acute non-teaching hospitals over 200 beds as there is no precise definition of a district general hospital.
§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Wales how much is spent on food per patient per week in all hospitals in Wales.
§ Mr. John MorrisFor 1972–73 the catering cost per in-patient per week in all hospitals in Wales was £5.66.