§ Mr. AlexanderTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many accident and emergency departments are contained within NHS hospitals in England.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe information is not available in the form requested. Data are collected for national health service trusts and directly managed hospitals with accident and emergency departments. An NHS trust comprising two or more hospitals, each with its own accident and emergency service, is recorded as having one accident and emergency department.
On this basis, in 1991–92, there were a total of 238 NHS trusts and directly managed hospitals with accident and emergency departments.
§ Mr. AlexanderTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many accident and emergency departments in NHS hospitals in England have been closed in the last five years.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe information is not available centrally.