HC Deb 29 June 1993 vol 227 cc416-7W
Mr. Milburn

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many acute beds would be closed or created on current trends by the year 2001 based on(a) growth in patient activity of 1 per cent. per annum, (b) decline in length of hospital stay of 4 per cent. per annum and (c) an increase in day care surgery of 25 per cent.

Mr. Sackville

All the information required to make the proposed calculation is set out in the "Statisical Bulletin" for 1991–92, a copy of which is available in the Library.