§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether, in the absence of information later than the year 1980, he will make a sample check of the principal National Health Service hospital in each region equipped for treating retinal detachments and defects to establish for a recent week how many patients were treated for such ailments, the number who had paid in whole or in part for examination and/or treatment, and the delay between first examination and treatment in the fee-paying and non-fee-paying categories.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeNo. I have already told the hon. Member that I have no evidence of significant delays.—[Vol. 48, c.570–71.]