§ Mr. Weetchasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the present waiting list for surgery in the Ipswich health district; and how this compares with the national position.
§ Mr. MoyleThe most recent figures available for the Ipswich health district indicates that there were 2,142 people awaiting admission to the surgical specialties on 30th June 1978. The most recent comparative figures for admission to the surgical specialties are for 30th September 1977, when 564,420 people were awaiting admission in England as a whole and 1,881 cases were awaiting admission in the Ipswich health district.