HC Deb 15 May 1995 vol 260 cc85-6W
Mr. Darling

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what are the numbers of beds available in each region for long-stay NHS patients in 1995; what is his estimate of the number in 2000; and if he will make a statement. [23160]

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

[holding answer 11 May 1995]: The latest available information is as follows:

follow consistently general guidelines laid down over the 25 years or so that the present system has been in operation.