§ Mr. Goldingasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will take steps to collect and make available 337W information on the waiting times for consultative trauma and orthopaedic consultative ophthalmology and consultative ear, nose and throat outpatient appointments in the North Staffordshire health authority area in November and December 1979 and November and December 1983, respectively.
§ Mr. John PattenNo. The central requirements for health services statistical information in general are currently under review by my Department and the health services information steering group chaired by Mrs. E. Körner.