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Health Services, Kent

Volume 185: debated on Tuesday 12 February 1991

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To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for each parliamentary constituency in Kent what percentage of the population are local authority tenants according to the 1981 census.

The information requested is shown in the table:

Persons in households renting from local authority as a percentage of all persons
Parliamentary constituencyper cent.
Ashford31
Canterbury22
Dartford25
Dover27
Faversham15
Folkestone and Hythe17
Gravesham27
Maidstone25
Medway24
Mid Kent21
North Thanet16
Sevenoaks23
South Thanet18
Tonbridge and Mailing22
Tunbridge Wells21
Gillingham14

To ask the Secretary of State for Health which health authority covers which parliamentary constituency in Kent.

Bexley Health Authority

  • Bexleyheath
  • Erith and Crayford
  • Old Bexley and Sidcup

Bromley Health Authority

  • Beckenham
  • Chislehurst
  • Orpington
  • Ravensbourne

Canterbury and Thanet Health Authority

  • Canterbury
  • Thanet North
  • Thanet South
  • Dover
  • Faversham

Dartford and Gravesham Health Authority

  • Dartford
  • Gravesham
  • Sevenoaks

Maidstone Health Authority

  • Maidstone
  • Tonbridge and Mailing
  • Mid-Kent

Medway Health Authority

  • Medway
  • Faversham
  • Mid-Kent
  • Gillingham

South East Kent Health Authority

  • Dover
  • Ashford
  • Folkestone and Hythe

Tunbridge Wells Health Authority

  • Sevenoaks
  • Tonbridge and Mailing
  • Tunbridge Wells

To ask the Secretary of State for Health for each health authority covering the Kent area, which hospitals have been granted permission to establish a national health service trust.

No hospitals in Kent have been given approval for national health service trust status to date.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for each health authority covering the Kent area, which hospitals have indicated an interest in establishing a national health service trust.

Bexley district health authority

  • Bexley Acute and Community Services
  • Bexley Mental Health and Mental Handicap Services

Dartford and Gravesham district health authority

  • Dartford and Gravesham Acute Unit
  • Dartford and Gravesham Priority Services Unit

Maidstone district health authority

  • Maidstone Acute and Community Unit
  • Maidstone Mental Handicap Unit

Tunbridge Wells district health authority

  • Tunbridge Wells mental handicap services
  • Queen Victoria hospital, East Grinstead
  • Sevenoaks hospital

Bromley district health authority

  • Bromley Acute Services
  • Bromley Priority Services

South East Kent district health authority

  • South East Kent Health Authority Community Services
  • William Harvey and Buckland hospitals