§ Miss McIntoshTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people on(a) in-patient and (b) outpatient waiting lists were waiting more than 30 weeks in (i) health authorities and (ii) the NHS trusts that existed in March 1997. [159229]
§ Mr. Denham[holding answer sent 27 April 2001]: Data are not collected on the number of patients waiting over 30 weeks.