§ Mr. Ronnie CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many children in(a) Blyth Valley and (b) Northumberland were received into local authority care where the specific cause was family homelessness, in each year since 1979.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyFigures for the numbers of children in care of local authorities are not available centrally for county districts. The latest figures available about children in care in Northumberland are for the year ending 31 March 1990.
Northumberland Year ending 31 March Number of children admitted to care under section 2 of the Child Care Act 1990 where family homelessness was the specific cause 1979 4 1980 6 1981 2 1982 3 1983 1 1984 6 1985 0 1986 0 1987 0 1988 1 1989 0 1990 2
§ Mr. Ronnie CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what are the numbers of beds available to national health service patients within the Northumberland health authority.
§ Mr. DorrellAt 31 March 1990, the latest date for which this information is held centrally, there were 3,014 such beds.
Since 1979, the number of beds has fallen by 25 per cent. but the number of patients treated has increased by around 17 per cent.
§ Mr. Ronnie CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the names, addresses and qualifications of the directors of the Northumberland Ambulance Trust.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyTrust boards are made up of equal numbers of executive and non-executive directors and a chairman. The appointment of the executive directors is a matter for the trust.
The chairman and non-executive members of the Northumbria ambulance national health service trust are:
- Mr. Roy Stewart
- Mr. P. Moth
- Dr. J. Higson
435 - Mr. A. Ferguson
- Mr. A. Knight
- Mr. D. Smith
The hon. Member may wish to contact the chairman of the NHS trust for further details.