§ Mr. Foulkesasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish a table showing for the years 1948, 1958, 1968, 1978 and the latest available year,
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE HOSPITALS IN SCOTLAND BY NUMBER OF BEDS Size of hospital 1948* 1955† 1968 1978 1979‡ 20 beds or less 79 55 45 44 21–100 beds 183 173 167 166 101–500 beds 101 101 98 97 501–1,000 beds 29 27 30 30 More than 1,000 beds 9 11 7 7 Total number of hospitals 425 401 367 347 344 * Breakdown not available. † 1958 data not available in the form required. ‡ March 1979—latest available data.