§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people were treated at the accident and emergency department of St. George's hospital, Tooting, in 2000. [4881]
§ Mr. HuttonI apologise to my hon. Friend for the delay in responding to this question. I refer my hon. Friend to the reply that my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State gave my hon. Friend the Member for Blackpool, North and Fleetwood (Mrs. Humble) on 5 March 2002,Official Report, column 192W.
In the financial year 1999–2000, St. George's Healthcare National Health Service Trust had a total of 82,718 accident and emergency attendances, 78,898 being first attendances.