§ Mr. Gouldasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what proportion of hospital buildings currently in use has been brought into use since 1945 ; and what are the corresponding figures for mental hospitals and general hospitals.
§ Mr. MoyleI regret that information is not available in the form requested. Information on the year of construction of particular hospital buildings is only one of many possible indicators of service provision but a hospital maintenance survey in 1972 broadly indicated that perhaps almost a quarter of hospital floor space had been provided since 1948. Equivalent broad indications for the period for psychiatric hospitals and acute and general340W units over 200 beds are about one-sixth and one-third respectively.