HC Deb 10 May 1976 vol 911 c76W
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the number of pay beds in England and Wales at present; and what percentage of pay beds in Great Britain this represents.

Dr. Owen

There are currently 4,150 authorised pay beds in England and 60 in Wales; together they represent 94.7 percent. of all authorised pay beds in Great Britain.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many hospital beds there are at present in England and Wales; and what percentage of these are pay beds.

Dr. Owen

At 30th June 1975 there were 424,215 staffed beds in National Health Service hospitals in England and Wales. The number of beds currently authorised for use as pay beds represents 0.99 per cent. of this figure.