§ Mr. BurnsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his answer of 1 February 2000,Official Report, column 565W, on waiting lists, for what reason he did not list the weeks in which information on waiting lists would be published in the next 12 months. [108764]
§ Mr. DenhamBecause it is not usual practice under this Government or the previous Government for the Department to announce publication dates of official statistics more than one month in advance.