§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many National Health Service beds were lost in(a) Nottingham district health authority and (b) England and Wales in 1979 and in the latest year for which figures are available.
§ Mr. FreemanData on net changes in average daily available beds between 1978 and 1979, and between 1986 and 1987–88 are given in the table. Information on Wales is a matter for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales.
Changes in average daily available beds, Nottingham and England 1978–79, 1986 to 1987–88 Nottingham England 1978 4,329 369,235 1979 4,198 361,670 1986 3,794 315,714 11987–88 3,671 296,777 1A 15-month period (January 1987 to end March 1988).