§ Mr. Willie W. Hamiltonasked 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 MacKayThe information is set out in the table: 171W
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.