HC Deb 04 July 1984 vol 63 cc170-1W
Mr. Willie W. Hamilton

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many persons were in hospital waiting lists in Scotland in September in each of the last four years.

Mr. John MacKay

The information is set out in the table:

Date Numbers on waiting lists
30 September 1980 67,180
30 September 1981 65,024
30 September 1982 *86,179
30 September 1983 89,055
* Figures are incomplete as total figures were not available for all areas because of NHS industrial action.

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