§ Mr. Maurice Macmillanasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the number of in-patients waiting for admission to hospitals at 31 December 1978.
§ Mr. MoyleFigures for 31 December 1978 are not available. At 30 June 1978, the latest date for which we have information, the provisional figure for patients awaiting admission to National Health Service hospitals for in-patient treatment in England was 609,300.