§ Mrs. Dunwoodyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what has been the hospital waiting list of those waiting more than one year for each year since 1975.
§ Mr. Geoffrey FinsbergThe numbers of non-urgent cases who, on 30 September of each year, had been waiting over a year for admission to hospitals in England are as follows:
Year Number 1975 136,085 1976 150,595 1977 147,264 1978 158,308 1979 197,842 1980 187,993 1981 180,905 For 1982 the corresponding figure is not yet available, but the total on 31 March is provisionally estimated at 176,300.