§ Mr. AingerTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) how many patients from each health authority were referred to Rookwood hospital, Cardiff, for assessment and for rehabilitation following severe head injury in each year since 1988;
(2) how many Welsh patients in a coma or persistent vegetative state have been discharged to a private nursing home without the health authority accepting the costs, in each year since 1988, giving the figures for each health authority;
(3) how many Welsh patients with severe head injuries, following neurosurgery, were discharged for assessment and for rehabilitation to (a) a recognised specialist assessment/rehabilitation centre, (b) a district general hospital, (c) an independent nursing home and (d) their home in each year since 1988.
§ Mr. RichardsThis information is not available centrally.