§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the number of people in the Wythenshawe constituency who are now awaiting admission to hospitals in the area of the Manchester Regional Hospital Board; and if he will give the figures for men, women and children, separately.
§ Mr. AlisonHospital statistics cannot be related directly to constituency boundaries, but patients from the Wythenshawe constituency would normally be referred to hospitals of the Wythenshawe and North Cheshire Hospital Management Committee. At 31st March, 1971 the waiting lists for these hospitals totalled 2,303, of which 646 were men, 936 women and 721 children.
§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will distinguish by reason for hospital admission the average waiting period of people now awaiting entry to hospitals in the area of the Manchester Regional Hospital Board.
§ Mr. AlisonI would refer the hon. Member to my reply to the hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton (Mr. Marks) on 5th April, 1971—[Vol. 815, c.60.]