HC Deb 31 January 1996 vol 270 cc817-9W
Mr. Barry Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many hospitals were closed in (i) 1992,

authorities, in Wales is allocated to (a) schools and (b) non-school expenditure; and how much money this represents per school pupil in each case. [10922]

Mr. Richards

Information on county councils' budgeted expenditure for 1995–96 on education services is given in the following table.

(ii) 1993, (iii) 1994 and (iv) 1995 giving in each case their location. [12005]

Mr. Richards

The information is given in the following table. However since 1992 one hospital has also opened, in Clwyd.

Hospital Location
Closed in 1992:
Catherine Gladstone Clwyd
Talgarn Mid Glamorgan
Children's ENT South Glamorgan
Closed in 1993:
Druid Gwynedd
Garth Anghirad Gwynedd
Llwyn View Gwynedd
Pontypool and District Gwent
Energlyn Mid Glamorgan
Coed Du Clwyd
Closed in 1994:
St. David's Powys
Mount Pleasant West Glamorgan
Parc Mid Glamorgan
St. Lawrence Gwent
Port Talbot West Glamorgan
Alit yr yn Gwent
St. David's Gwynedd
Broughton Clwyd
Closed in 1995:
Stanley Sailors Gwynedd
Pen y Fai Mid Glamorgan
North Wales Clwyd

Mr. Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many wards were closed in (i) 1992, (ii) 1993, (iii) 1994 and (iv) 1995. [12004]

Mr. Richards

The information requested is not available centrally.

Mr. Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many(a) hospital beds and (b) acute hospital beds were closed in (i) 1992, (ii) 1993, (iii) 1994 and (iv) 1995. [12003]

Mr. Richards

Information relating to the actual number of beds closed is not collected centrally. However, the average daily number of available beds in each of the last four years is given in the following table.

All hospital beds Acute hospital beds
1991–92 18,640 8,799
1992–93 18,078 8,651
1993–94 17,475 8,441
1994–95 16,834 8,479

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