§ Mr. Strawasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many private hospitals have been opened in the United Kingdom since June 1979 to date; how many beds are provided; and how many of these beds are for (a) acute illness, (b) chronic illness, (c) geriatric care and (d) other categories.
§ Mr. HayhoeI regret that I cannot give the hon. Member all the information he seeks as it is not collected centrally in the form requested. The available relevant information is given in the table. Statistics for the rest of the United Kingdom are a matter for my right hon. and82W learned Friend the Secretary of State for Scotland, and my right hon. Friends the Secretaries of State for Wales and for Northern Ireland.
Private hospitals, nursing homes and clinics registered at 31 December under the Nursing Homes Act 1975, as amended by the
England 1980‡ 1984† All establishments Number of establishments 1,130 1,490 Number of beds 32,362 43,215 Hospitals* Number of establishments 139 195 Number of beds 6,408 8,541 * 1980. Establishments offering acute medical and surgical care. 1984. Establishments with operating theatres. † Provisional figures. ‡ There are no figures available for 1979.