§ Mr. Randallasked the Minister of Health, if he will state the number of patients on the lists in Gateshead for the latest available date and corresponding figures for 1964; and how these figures compare with those for other comparable boroughs.
§ Mr. K. RobinsonThe number of patients on the waiting list for the Gateshead and District Hospital Management Committee area was 994 on 31st280W December, 1967, and 855 on 31st December, 1964. No comparison can be made between boroughs since waiting lists are not compiled on the basis of local authority areas.