§ Mr. Spearingasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many of the four cases determined by the National Health Service tribunal in 1983 concerning removal of a general practitioner from the National Health Service list referred to in the reply to the hon. Member for Newham, South on 5 April, Official Report, column 642, resulted in removal.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeI shall let the hon. Member have this information as soon as possible.
Number of persons on in-patient waiting lists on 30 September 1983 Region—Northern Regional Health Authority Urgent Non-urgent District Health Authority All cases Cases on list for more than one month All cases Cases on list for more than one year Total cases Hartlepool 40 14 1,635 476 1,675 North Tees — — 1,755 409 1,755 South Tees 166 108 9,703 4,434 9,869 East Cumbria — — 2,714 821 2,714 South Cumbria 6 3 1,156 189 1,162 West Cumbria 26 10 1,483 331 1,509 Darlington 23 23 2,885 1,032 2,908 Durham 27 6 1,177 300 1,204 North West Durham 11 9 807 267 818 South West Durham — — 627 113 627 Northumberland 196 172 1,615 301 1,811 Gateshead 65 47 892 163 957 Newcastle upon Tyne 1,890 1,585 8,667 2,701 10,557 North Tyneside 15 4 960 119 975 South Tyneside — — 858 86 858 Sunderland 150 74 4,929 753 5,079 Total 2,615 2,055 41,863 12,495 44,478