§ Ms JowellTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the average length of time on the waiting list for(a) hysterectomy, (b) heart by-pass and (c) hip replacement, for patients living in (i) Bloomsbury and Islington, (ii) Redbridge and Waltham Forest, (iii) south-east London, (iv) Hertford, (v) Cambridge, (vi) Manchester, (vii) north Cornwall, (viii) Brighton, (ix) Eastbourne and (x) Leeds.
§ Dr. MawhinneyInformation on waiting times is collected by specialty, district health authority and national health service trust. This information is given in "Hospital Waiting List Statistics: England", copies of which are available in the Library. Since 1988 the overall average waiting time has fallen from over nine months to less than five.