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Mr. Peter Morrison
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many hospital beds there are in each area health authority in the Mersey region; and what is the population in each such area.
Mr. Moyle
, pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 14 February 1979; Vol. 962, c. 575], gave the following information:
| Area Health Authority | Population (thousands)* | Available beds |
| Liverpool | 536·9 | 5,959 |
| Cheshire | 913·9 | 9,693 |
| St. Helens and Knowsley | 376·6 | 1,237 |
| Sefton | 302·0 | 3,192 |
| Wirral | 346·3 | 2,813 |
| * Mid 1977 estimate. | ||