§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many people are currently waiting for a hospital bed in the area covered by the Macclesfield district of the Cheshire area health authority; and what were the numbers waiting at the same time in each of the past five years.
§ Mr. MoyleFollowing is the information on 31 December each year:
1974 1415 1975 1871 1976 1963 1977 2328 1978 2537 Comparable figures prior to 1974 in the form requested are not centrally available.