HC Deb 09 March 1970 vol 797 cc214-5W
54. Mr. Dudley Smith

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is his latest estimate of the number of people waiting for National Health Service operations for eye cataract.

Dr. John Dunwoody

It is estimated that in 1967, the latest date for which figures are available, some 25,000 people were waiting for cataract operations in England and Wales.