§ 15. Mr. EnnisTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the number of hernia operations carried out in the NHS in 1998–99. [110867]
§ Yvette CooperThere were 82,139 inguinal hernia operations carried out in National Health Service hospitals in 1998–99.
§ Mr. EnnisTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many hernia operations have been carried out in(a) Barnsley and (b) Doncaster in each of the last five years. [111367]
§ Mr. DenhamThe information requested is in the table.
§ Mr. HuttonThe Wakefield Health Authority completed a public consultation exercise on the future options for configuration of hospital services on 25 January 2000. The results of the consultation, and the Health Authority's proposals on the outcome of consultation were the subject of a public meeting on 25 February 2000.