§ Mr. Wyn Robertsasked the Secretary of State for Wales what is the latest available figure for the number of patients awaiting admission to hospitals in Wales; and what are the comparable figures for each of the five preceding years.
§ Mr. Barry JonesThe latest available figure relates to 30th September 1977, when the hospital in-patient waiting list for all specialties in Wales stood at 35,113.
The comparable figures for the five preceding years at the same date were:
1972 32,000 1973 36,598 1974 35,351 1975 35,466 1976 36,950