§ Mrs. Chalkerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what number of beds she plans to have made available for private medicine after 1976 in (a) Wirral Area Health Authority, (b) Liverpool Area Health Authority (Teaching), (c) Sefton Area Health Authority, (d) St. Helens and Knowsley Area Health Authority, and (e) Cheshire Area Health Authority.
§ Dr. OwenA copy of my Department's consultation proposals for the phasing out of 1,000 beds is in the Library of the House and contains the following for the areas cited:
Proposed remaining number of pay beds Wirral AHA 24 Liverpool AHA(T) 22 Sefton AHA 9 St. Helen's & Knowsley AHA 9 Cheshire AHA 53