HC Deb 24 May 1974 vol 874 c329W
Mr. Orbach

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the number of amenity beds in all wards of the Stepping Hill Hospital, Stockport.

Dr. Owen

Two.

Mr. Orbach

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the weekly cost of an amenity bed at the Stepping Hill Hospital, Stockport.

Dr. Owen

The cost of providing a bed in the Stepping Hill Hospital was £89–69 a week in 1972–73. The charge made for an amenity bed is £2 per day in a single room, £1 per day in a small ward.