§ Ms GordonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people were on waiting lists for hip replacement surgery in each year from 1983 to 1993 in England, Wales and Scotland.
§ Mr. MaloneInformation on the number of people waiting for treatment in England is collected by specialty and published in "Hospital Waiting List Statistics: England", copies of which are available in the Library. Data on the number waiting by individual procedure are not available centrally.
Information relating to Wales and Scotland are matters for my right hon. Friends the Secretaries of State for Wales and for Scotland.