§ Mr. Wigginasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is his present estimate of the number of patients in England and Wales awaiting minor and non-urgent operations; and of this number how many are gynaecological cases.
§ Mr. CrossmanOn 31st December, 1968, 500,217 patients were awaiting non-urgent operations, of whom 82,787 were gynaecology cases. Minor operations are not defined or recorded separately.