§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) pursuant to his answer of 29 November,Official Report, column 259, whether he will provide comparable figures on intensive care baby cots for 1983–84 and 1979–80;
(2) pursuant to his answer of 7 December, Official Report, column 358, whether he will provide comparable figures on intensive care baby cots for 1979–80 and for the latest available year.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerThe answer of 29 November,Official Report column 259, was based on information derived from a one-off enquiry undertaken to inform the advisory group on perinatal intensive care services in Wales. As a consequence comparable figures for earlier years are not available. The more general quarterly bed-use inquiry provides comparable statistics relating to special care baby cots for the years requested, and these are shown in the table:
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Special Care Baby Unit Cots (average daily available) 1979–80 1983–84 1988–89 Clwyd HM Stanley 19.0 19.0 15.0 Ysbyty Maelor 24.0 24.0 22.0 East Dyfed Bronglais 2.0 2.0 2.0 West Wales General 8.18 8.0 11.0 Gwent Nevill Hall 15.0 15.0 15.0 Royal Gwent 25.0 25.0 20.0 County 18.0 — — Gwynedd St. Davids 21.0 21.0 21.0 Mid Glamorgan Bridgend General 15.0 15.0 — Princess of Wales — — 15.0 East Glamorgan 10.04 10.0 10.0 St. Tydfils 8.0 — — Merthyr General — 8.0 8.0 South Glamorgan UHW 25.0 24.38 24.84 St. Davids 16.0 16.05 16.0 West Glamorgan Morriston 16.0 14.67 15.97
1979–80 1983–84 1988–89 Neath General 15.0 15.0 10.0 Pembrokeshire Withybush — 13.0 13.0