§ Mr. KeenTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many accident and emergency departments there are in Wales; what was the corresponding figure in each year since 1986; and how many accident and emergency departments have been relocated in each year since 1986.
§ Mr. RichardsThe number of accident and emergency departments in each year since 1985–86 is given in the following table. Information concerning relocation of these departments is not available centrally.
Year Number of accidents and emergency departments1 1985–86 72 1986–87 71 1987–88 71 1988–89 71 1989–90 70 1890–91 70 1991–92 68 1992–93 69 1993–94 67 1Includes all hospitals which reported treating patients in the speciality of accident and emergency during the year, including hospitals which treated only a small number of patients in this specialty.