§ Ms LynneTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many(a) long-stay and (b) short-stay psychiatric beds have been closed in each regional health authority in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. BowisInformation on specific bed closures is not available centrally but details of numbers of long-stay and short-stay psychiatric beds are published annually in "Bed Availability for England". The latest publication relating to 1992–93 is available in the Library.