§ Mr. BurnsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what progress he has made over the last year to end the use of mixed sex wards in NHS hospitals in England; how many mixed sex wards there are in NHS hospitals in England; and how many there were in February(a) 2002, (b) 2001, (c) 2000, (d) 1999 and (e) 1998. [97835]
§ Mr. HuttonI refer the hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement made on 14 January 2003,Official Report, column 24WS.
Information on the number of mixed-sex wards is not available.