§ Mr. CummingsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the number of hospital beds in(a) Sunderland area health authority, (b) Durham area health authority, and (c) Hartlepool area health authority, for each year from 1979 to 1989.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyThe latest available information is given in the table.
Average daily available beds, Hartlepool, Durham and Sunderland district health authorities, 1979 to 1987–88 District health authority Hartlepool Durham Sunderland 1979 592 1,192 2,426 1980 614 1,188 2,379 1981 600 1,181 2,356 1982 627 1,156 2,338 1983 636 1,165 2,351 1984 705 1,107 2,349 1985 607 1,103 2,312 1986 639 1,107 2,273 1987–88 642 1,075 2,315