§ Baroness FAITH FULL asked Her Majesty's Government:
1411WA§ Whether they will bring up-to-date the two parliamentary Answers showing NHS hospital in-patient waiting lists NHS Hospital In-Patient Waiting lists (Official Report, 21st November 1978,
| Year ending | In-Patient Discharges and Deaths (thousands) | New Out-Patients (excluding Accident and Emergency cases) (thousands) | New Accident and Emergency Out-Patients (thousands) | No. on In-Patient waiting list (all specialities) on 31 st December (thousands) |
| 31st December 1970 … | 6,028 | 9,279 | 8,877 | 607 |
| 31st December 1971 … | 6,207 | 9,319 | 9,131 | 578 |
| 31st December 1972 … | 6,278 | 9,366 | 9,283 | 563 |
| 31st December 1973 … | 6,158 | 9,353 | 9,717 | 606 |
| 31st December 1974 … | 6,219 | 9,246 | 9,567 | 610 |
| 31st December 1975 … | 5,994 | 9,119 | 9,669 | 681 |
| 31st December 1976 … | 6,294 | 8,909 | 10,135 | 699 |
| 31st December 1977 … | 3,391 | 9,053 | 10,323 | 692 |
| 31st December 1978 … | 6,469 | 9,167 | 10,633 | 781 |