§ Mr. FaberTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if he will list the community hospitals where one or more wards have closed since 1 May 1997, indicating the date of each closure; [82758]
(2) if he will list the community hospitals where there have been bed closures since I May 1997, indicating the date and number of beds closed in each instance; [82757]
(3) if he will list each community hospital where closure of one or more wards has been agreed but has not yet taken place, indicating the proposed date of closure in each instance; [82759]
§ Mr. Denham[holding answer 30 April 1999]: Information is not collected centrally about beds or wards at hospital level. Data on beds by ward type are collected annually from National Health Service trusts and are published in Bed Availability and Occupancy, 1997–98, copies of which are available in the Library.