§ Mr. Barry Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales what is the total number of hospital beds in Wales for each year from 1979 to 1986.
§ Mr. Mark RobinsonInformation on the average daily number of beds available in hospitals in Wales is given in the following table for each year from 1979 to 1985. An average for 1986 is not yet available.
Average daily number of available beds Number 1979 23,460 1980 23,200 1981 22,940 1982 22,600 1983 22,470 1984 22,310 1985 22,130