§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many NHS(a) general and (b) acute hospital beds there are in the (i) Portsmouth and (ii) South East Hampshire area; and how many were available (A) one year ago and (B) in 1997. [151992]
§ Ms Rosie WintertonInformation on the number of general and acute beds is collected annually from each national health service trust and primary care trust and is published on the Department of Health website at www.doh.gov.uk/hospitalactivity
Information is not available for the geographical areas of Portsmouth and South East Hampshire, as data are only collected by PCT and NHS trust.