§ Mr. Edwin Wainwrightasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many people in the Trent Regional Health Authority area are on the waiting list for hospital treatment; and if she will make a statement on the policy of her Department to bring such numbers down to a reasonable level.
§ Dr. OwenOn 31st December 1974, the latest date for which comprehensive figures are available waiting lists totalled 46,197. This total has obviously increased as a result of the consultants' industrial action.