HC Deb 10 May 1996 vol 277 cc286-7W
Mr. Milburn

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many mental handicap hospitals there were in each district health authority for each year since 1979; and how many have gained trust status. [28724]

Mr. Bowis

Information is not available centrally in the form requested. The number of trusts and directly managed units with learning disability beds, by region, in 1994–95 is shown in the table.

Number of trusts Number of DMUs
Northern and Yorkshire 19 0
Trent 11 1
Anglia and Oxford 13 0
North Thames 11 2
South Thames 18 3
South West 15 0
West Midlands 12 1
North West 15 0

Further detail on the number of beds is available in "Bed Availability for England", copies of which are available in the Library.

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