§ Mr. DavidsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the number of patients awaiting kidney transplants on NHS lists in Scotland in each of the last 10 years. [10599]
§ Mr. GalbraithBecause of the way the data are collected by the United Kingdom Transplant Support Service Authority, it is not possible to give the 171W information in exactly the form requested. The table shows the number of patients on the active waiting list at hospitals in Scotland for a kidney transplant at the end of each year from 1990 onwards:
Year Number on waiting list 1990 386 1991 416 1992 412 1993 442 1994 413 1995 442 1996 482
§ Mr. DavidsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many kidney transplant operations were undertaken in each of the last 10 years. [10600]
§ Mr. GalbraithThe information is set out in the table.
Year Number of transplants 1987 75 1988 119 1989 170 1990 184 1991 139 1992 161 1993 155 1994 170 1995 146 1996 142