HC Deb 06 November 1987 vol 121 c886W
Mr. Alex Carlile

asked the Secretary of State for Wales how many consultant hospital beds there were in Wales in each of the years 1985, 1986 and 1987.

Mr. Grist

The following table gives the average number of daily available beds in National Health Service hospitals in Wales. These figures exclude maternity, medical and dental beds allocated to general practitioners.

Financial year ended 31 March Average number of available beds
1985 21,120
1986 20,854
1987 20,430

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