§ Mr. Paul MarsdenTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many(a) high secure beds, (b) medium secure beds, (c) low secure beds and (d) long-term secure beds there were in each year since 1997. [87439]
§ Jacqui SmithThe information requested is shown in the tables. The long-term secure bed numbers are included in these figures, but not separately identified in routine data collection.
High secure beds Year Number 1997 1,374 1998 1,366 1999 1,320 2000 1,290 2001 1,263 2002 1,244
Estimated number of medium and other secure beds1 Year Medium Other 1997–98 1,493 986 1998–99 1,642 1,032 1999–2000 1,994 1,191 2000–01 2,231 1,353 2001–02 2— 2— 1 Bed numbers are calculated from health authority returns of occupied bed days and assuming a 95 per cent. occupancy rate. 2 Figures currently not available.