§ Mr. Tony Lloydasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish the monthly waiting list for the North West regional health authority from 1974 to the most recent date for which figures are available.
§ Mr. NewtonI am sorry I cannot give the hon. Member all the information he seeks in precisely the form requested. The information available centrally is given in the table. Over this period the number of in-patient cases treated increased by 27.6 per cent. from 483,978 to 617,628. For the rest of the information he seeks, the hon. Member may wish to write to the chairman of the North Western regional health authority.
Number of cases on in-patient waiting list at 30 June1, 31 December, 31 March, 30 September, North Western region Month Year Number June 1974 59,475 December 1974 60,236 June 1975 59,311 September 1975 58,168 December 1975 68,503 March 1976 68,149 September 1976 66,893 December 1976 67,930 March 1977 66,366 September 1977 64,560 December 1977 65,639 March 1978 63,532 September 1978 63,123 December 1978 66,069 March 1979 77,368 September 1979 71,948 December 1979 70,192 March 1980 68,976 September 1980 65,513 December 1980 62,997 March 1981 62,394 September 1981 60,252 December 1981 59,752 March 1982 61,357 September 1982 69,697 December 1982 68,767 March 1983 64,853 September 1983 62,525 December 1983 60,745 March 1984 59,289 September 1984 59,417 December 1984 59,031 March 1985 58,600 September 1985 58,465 December 1985 56,927 March 1986 60,242 September 1986 61,143 1 Statistical return discontinued 1976.