§ Mr. McQuarrieasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the length of time for replacement hip operations on patients in the Grampian health board area; and how this compares with the year 1984–85.
§ Mr. John MacKayThe mean waiting times for patients who were admitted from the waiting list for total hip replacements were 307 days during 1984 and 287 days in 1985.
§ Mr. McQuarrieasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many orthopaedic surgeons are employed in each of the health boards in Scotland who carry out hip replacement operations; and how many operations are carried out on average by each surgeon.
§ Mr. John MacKayI shall reply to my hon. Friend as soon as the information is available.