HC Deb 21 March 1984 vol 56 c488W
Mr. Gordon Brown

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many staffed hospital beds were available in 1983 and in each year from 1979.

Mr. John MacKay

Information about average available staffed beds in hospitals in 1983 is not yet available, but information for previous years is set out in the following table:

Year ending 30 September Beds
1979 58,501
1980 58,208
1981 58,028
1982 57,440