§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many people are currently waiting for deaf aids.
§ Mr. NewtonComprehensive information about waiting lists at NHS hearing aid centres is not held centrally, but on the basis of the available figures for 30 September 1983 it is estimated that some 26,000 outpatients in England and Wales then had an appointment at a centre or were waiting to have an existing aid exchanged or a new one provided.