§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many accident and emergency departments there were in each year since 1979 for which the figures are available(a) for England, (b) for each health authority in London and (c) for each NHS trust in London; and if he will list the percentage change for each year. [122713]
§ Ms StuartDepartment of Health statistics provide a count of the number of National Health Service trusts with accident and emergency services. They do not count how many individual Departments there are.
Information on the type of accident and emergency service provided is published in "Bed availability and occupancy, England 1998–99" and information on numbers of accident and emergency attendances is published in "Outpatients and ward attenders, England 1998–99". Copies of both are available in the Library.