HC Deb 26 July 1978 vol 954 c807W
Mr. Park

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what proportion of hospital geriatric accommodation is available per head of population in Coventry, the West Midlands and England, respectively.

Mr. Moyle

In 1976—the latest year for which figures are readily available—the number of hospital geriatric beds per 1,000 population aged 65 or over was as follows:

Coventry AHA 8.1
West Midlands RHA 9.5
England 8.4