§ Mr. BurnsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many(a) adult and (b) adolescent wards were in operation in April in each year since 1997. [127507]
§ Mr. HuttonCentral information is not collected specifically in relation to adult and adolescent wards. The average number of wards in England reported by national health service organisations is shown in the table.
Average number of wards 2000–01 9,676 2001–02 9,074 2002–03 10,353 Before 1 April 2000, this data was not collected. These figures exclude units such as intensive treatment units, accident and emergency/admissions units, coronary care units, special care baby units, paediatric intensive care and day case wards.
§ Mr. BurnsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many mixed sex(a) adolescent and (b) adult wards there are in England. [127508]
§ Mr. HuttonThe information is not available in the format requested.