§ Mr. Altonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will make a statement on the cuts in local authority budgets which have resulted in councils severely reducing social services; and, where, as in the case of East Sussex county council, mentally infirm residents will have their home at Trevin Towers. Eastbourne, closed, if he will intervene to prevent closure.
§ Sir George YoungLocal authority social services cannot be entirely protected from the effects of the necessary public expenditure reductions. How and where any reductions are to be made is
MACCLESFIELD HEALTH DISTRICT—IN-PATIENT WAITING LISTS—31 MARCH 1979 Less than 1 month 1–6 months 6 months-1 year 1–2 years Over2 years Total General medicine 1 1 — — — 2 General surgery 69 349 254 252 258 1,182 Ear, nose and throat 15 55 45 24 17 156 Trauma and orthopaedic 39 110 120 138 82 489 Dental surgery 16 39 13 16 42 126 Gynaecology 58 115 132 127 75 507 Geriatrics 10 7 — — — 17 Mental illness 5 12 9 6 — 32 TOTALS 213 688 573 563 474 2,511