§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will list by regional health authority and by district health authority the current number of beds in medium secure units run by health authorities; what were the figures for each of the last four years; and if he will make a statement. [23513]
§ Mr. RichardsThere are 19 medium secure beds available in the Caswell clinic, Glanrhyd hospital, Bridgend, which is the only such NHS facility operational within Wales. An extension to the facility is to be officially opened in June of this year and will subsequently increase the provision to 33 beds.
In north Wales, planning approval to develop a purpose-built, 25-bed medium secure unit at Llanfairfechan was obtained on 9 November 1994. The facility is expected to open in the first half of 1997.