§ Mr. Ralph Howellasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many National Health Service beds are occupied by geriatrics; and what percentage this represents of the average daily occupied beds.
§ Mr. John PattenProvisional figures for 1982 indicate that during that year the average daily number of occupied beds designated as geriatric in England was 50,700. This represents 18.1 per cent. of the average daily total of occupied beds in NHS hospitals.