§ Mr. Teddy Taylorasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many beds were available for medical treatment in National Health Service hospitals in Scotland at the most recent date for which figures are available; how many of these were pay beds which could be used by private patients; and if he will provide comparable figures for each of the previous 10 years.
§ Mr. John MacKayThe bed complement and the number of pay beds in NHS hospitals in Scotland in each of the years 1970 to 1980 were as follows:
Year Bed Complement No of Pay Beds 1970 65,463 321 1971 65,615 328 1972 64,833 326 1973 64,373 336 1974 64,309 324 1975 63,737 234 1976 62,853 234 1977 62,366 184 1978 61,986 149 1979 61,053 114 1980 60,706 94 Note: The exact dates to which these figures relate varied during the period.