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Mr. Goodlad
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) how many mental hospital beds have been opened in Northern Ireland in each of last 10 years;(2) how many mental hospital beds have been closed in Northern Ireland in each of the last 10 years.
Dr. Mawhinney
This information is not available in the form requested.The net figures for beds available in mental illness hospitals (that is adjusted to take account of beds opened and closed) for the period from 1977 to 1986 are :
| Year | Beds |
| 1986 | 4,330 |
| 1985 | 4,478 |
| 1984 | 4,599 |
| 1983 | 4,732 |
| 1982 | 1 |
| 1981 | 4,760 |
| 1980 | 4,777 |
| 1979 | 4,889 |
| 1978 | 4,903 |
| 1977 | 4,999 |
| 1 Not available due to industrial action. | |