§ Mr. BurnsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average waiting time is for a patient to get an appointment to be seen at a genito-urinary medicine clinic in each strategic health authority area in England. [174038]
§ Mr. Hutton[holding answer 18 May 2004]: Data on average waiting times are shown in the table.
Estimated average out-patient wait for those seen under the genito-urinary medicine specialty for March 2004 by Strategic Health Authority (SHA) SHA name Median (weeks) Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire 2.00 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2.11 Essex 2.25 North West London — North Central London 2.07 North East London 2.00 South East London 2.01 South West London — Northumberland, Tyne and Wear 2.02 County Durham and Tees Valley — North and East Yorkshire and Northern Lin[...]olnshire 2.00 West Yorkshire 2.02 Cumbria and Lancashire — Greater Manchester 2.04 Cheshire and Merseyside 2.14 Thames Valley 2.00 Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2.00 Kent and Medway 2.41 Surrey and Sussex — Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2.72 South West Peninsula 3.13 Somerset and Dorset 2.00 South Yorkshire 2.01 Trent — Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland 2.03 Shropshire and Staffordshire — Birmingham and The Black Country 2.02 Coventry, Warwickshire. Herefordshire and Worcestershire 2.03 Source: Department of Health form QM08.
§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the(a) average and (b) maximum waiting time to see (i) an occupational therapist, (ii) a physiotherapist and (iii) a speech and language therapist in (A) England and (B) each strategic health authority; [174479]
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Asylum applications1 received in the United Kingdom, excluding dependants, and initial decisions2, on applications, by gender, 2001–03 Applications Initial decisions Total applications Total initial decisions Grants of asylum Grants of ELR Grants of HP/DL Refusals Male 20013,4 315 830 5 15 n/a 810 20024 280 230 * 5 n/a 225 20034 205 230 — 5 * 225
§ Mr. HuttonInformation on waiting times for these services is not collected centrally.