§ Sir Raymond Gowerasked the Secretary of State for Wales what changes have occurred in hospital waiting lists in Wales during the period since 1979.
Percentage changes Waiting list at 31 December 1979 1980–79 1981–80 1982–81 1983–82 1984–83 Inpatients 38,395 -1.4 -12.4 +24.1 -2.8 +0.8 Outpatients 57,554 -3.8 +6.1 +10.1 +6.8 +13.2 Information relating to hospital waiting lists at 31 December for individual specialties is published annually in "Bed Use Statistics". A copy of the publication for each of the years 1979 to 1984 is available in the Library.