§ Mr. GregoryTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services, what was the number of bed spaces available for the recovering mentally ill in the York area for each year since 1982; what were occupancy figures; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mrs. CurrieMy hon. Friend may wish to contact the chairman of York district health authority for more detailed information. The available information held centrally is given in the table.
Number of available staffed beds and resident patients in NHS mental illness hospitals and units in York district health authority at 31 December 1982–86 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 Available staffed beds 1,153 1,076 971 910 850 All resident patients 987 901 850 792 738 Percentage occupancy 86 84 88 87 87