§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many wards have been closed dawn in hospitals in the Inner and Greater London areas and the West Midlands region in each year since 1979; and which hospitals have been affected by these closures during the same period.
§ Mr. WhitneyWe collect information only about closures which are both permanent and sufficiently significant to require formal consultation procedures to be used. Ward closures are not separately identifiable.