§ Mr. Willie W. Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many persons were on hospital waiting lists in Scotland in March and September, respectively, in each of the last three years.
§ Mr. John MacKayThe information is as follows:
Total Number 1981 March 67,679 September 65,024 1982 March 66,692 September *86,179 1983 March †97,439 September †89,416 * Figures are incomplete as total figures were not available for all areas because of NHS industrial action. † Provisional.