§ Mr. WallaceTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the average cost per day of keeping a person in hospital in the most recent year for which information is available(a) for all patients and (b) for patients suffering from diseases of the respiratory system, excluding influenza. [49719]
§ Mr. GalbraithThe latest year for which information is available is 1996–97. In that year the average cost per day of keeping a patient in hospital for all specialties was £170. In respiratory medicine the average cost per inpatient day was £185. Figures for respiratory medicine excluding influenza are not available.