HC Deb 29 April 1980 vol 983 c495W
Mr. Wigley

asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish a table listing the general practitioner maternity units currently operating in Wales, and showing the number of births, and the average percentage

PROVISIONAL FIGURES FOR 1979
General Practitioner Maternity Unit Number of births Average percentage bed occupancy
Clwyd
Chatsworth House, Prestatyn 99 12
Colwyn Bay Maternity 48 34
Ruthin Cottage 30 24
Catherine Gladstone Maternity, Mancot 32 12
Chirk and District 53 18
Gwent
County, Pontypool N.A. 46
Royal Gwent, Newport N.A. 61
Nevill Hall, Abergavenny N.A. *
Gwynedd
Bryn Beryl, Pwllheli 27 46
Dolgellau Maternity 62 28
Gors Maternity, Holyhead 45 35
Towyn and District War Memorial 23 24
Mid Glamorgan
Maesteg General 175 51
Aberdare General N.A. 18
Powys
Brecon War Memorial 195 76
Builth Wells Cottage 50 46
Knighton 53 41
Llandrindod Wells War Memorial 60 17
Llanidloes and District 25 22
Machynlleth and District 12 28
Montgomery County Infirmary, Newtown 103 47
Victoria Memorial, Welshpool 114 43
* Beds are only designated as general practitioner maternity when actually in use and are thus in effect always occupied.

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