§ Miss KirkbrideTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many beds were available for patient care in the NHS on 1 May in(a) 1997, (b) 1998 and (c) 1999; and how many of these were acute beds. [105636]
§ Ms StuartThe average daily number of available beds is published annually in "Bed Availability and Occupancy, England", copies of which are in the Library. The latest information is for 1997–98.