§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will provide a table of waiting lists in the North East Thames regional health authority area for each year since 1979.
§ Mr. NewtonThe requested information is given in the table.
Patients on in-patient waiting in North East Thames region Month Year Total cases March 1979 57,180 September 1979 53,146 March 1980 52,205 September 1980 49,032 March 1981 47,950 September 1981 48,515 March 1982 48,447 September 1982 58,207 March 1983 60,381 September 1983 58,911 March 1984 63,497 September 1984 63,563 March 1985 66,705 September 1985 66,406 March 1986 71,934 September 1986 74,926 March 1987 76,019