Mental Handicap Provision

HC Deb 15 October 1991 vol 196 cc140-1W

Mr. Michael

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the number of mental handicap hospitals and units in each health authority in Wales and how many beds were provided for each year since 1985.

Mr. Nicholas Bennett

The information requested is given in the table:

	1985	1986	1987	1988	11989–90
Health Authority	Units2	Beds3	Units2	Beds3	Units2	Beds3	Units2	Beds3	Units2	Beds3
Clywd	2	92	2	86	2	69	2	63	2	59
East Dyfed	2	71	2	73	2	33	2	32	2	29
Gwent	2	422	2	405	2	401	2	375	1	295
Gwynedd	3	333	3	333	3	329	3	326	3	323
Mid Glamorgan	2	488	2	457	2	442	2	420	2	380
Pembrokeshire	1	32	1	32	1	32	1	32	1	32
Powys	3	210	3	208	3	209	3	196	3	179
South Glamorgan	1	411	1	410	1	394	1	384	1	355
West Glamorgan	3	142	2	86	2	80	2	80	2	78
1 Publication of data changed to a financial year basis.
2 Hospitals and units open on the last day of the year.
3 Average daily available, rounded to the nearest whole number.

I hope the hon. Gentleman will join me in congratulating Welsh social services and health authorities and their partners in planning and development for creating the new community care services which have made possible this steady reduction in institutional care.