§ Mr. AtkinsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how much he expects will be transferred from the national health service to Dorset county council for the resettlement of discharged mentally ill patients as a result of the sale of Coldharbour and Herrison hospitals; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. DorrellNeither of the hospitals in question has been sold and the amount of any future transfer will be for the region to discuss with Dorset county council and the district health authorities involved. My hon. Friend may wish to contact Mr. Robin Buchanan, e chairman of Wessex regional health authority, for the information lie seeks.
§ Mr. CorbettTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what were the number of mental illness hospital beds in each district within the West Midlands regional health authority area by name in the three latest years for which figures are available.
§ Mr. Dorrell[holding answer 4 February 1991]: The number of mental illness beds in West Midlands regional health authority is given in the table.
District health authority 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 Bromsgrove and Redditch 351 307 229 Herefordshire 186 170 166 Kidderminster and district 77 83 81 Worcester and district 331 302 291 Shropshire 409 410 394 Mid Staffordshire 445 423 386 North Staffordshire 777 727 692 South East Staffordshire 735 732 709 North Warwickshire 30 30 30 South Warwickshire 438 394 365 Central Birmingham 199 198 199 North Birmingham 476 426 417 South Birmingham 361 367 340 West Birmingham 540 520 51.1 Coventry 277 245 273 Dudley 153 143 197 Sandwell 17 17 57 Solihull 329 313 307 Walsall 14 14 14 Wolverhampton 208 208 205 Total—West Midlands 6,345 6,030 5,862 Source: KHO3