HC Deb 05 February 1991 vol 185 c92W
21. Mr. Tony Banks

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many hospital beds have been closed in Greater London hospitals in the past three years.

Mrs. Virginia Bottomley

We do not routinely collect this information centrally, since bed numbers are not a good indicator of levels of service in the NHS. It is for each health authority to determine the level and mix of health service provision in its area, taking account of local circumstances and the increased resources available to them.